Notorious black spot claims first victim for 2021 after car pulled from ditch
Despite a wet summer, more than two months passed before the towies were called to that infamous ditch on Coramba Rd.
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It has taken slightly longer than two months, but the first driver of 2021 has crashed at a notorious black spot in Karangi.
With the continued wet weather, many believed it was only a matter of time before another car ended up in a ditch where so many have crashed before - and on Friday night it happened.
On Friday evening a young P-plater lost control of his car and crashed, becoming the eighth at the site since September 2019.
Police passing by reportedly breath tested the embarrassed driver whose car had to be towed away.
The black spot is located on Coramba Rd just before the 50km/h zone begins on approach to the Coffs Harbour Lawn Cemetery from Coffs Harbour.
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Last year Coffs Harbour City Council removed the overtaking lane in the belief it could be contributing to an increase in drivers' speed coming out of a bend.
Three days after the measures were in place a car narrowly avoided a head on collision after it lost control and crashed into a fence.
Council have applied for funding under the National Black Spot Program to carry out works on the stretch of road, estimated to cost as much as $800,000.
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