LOCALS say the corner at the entrance to Bermagui where a motorcyclist died on Saturday needs a reduced speed limit.
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Sean Burke,who was on the scene shortly after Saturday’s accident, said this was the latest serious accident between the Cobargo turn-off and Bermagui.
“There have been quite a few accidents along that stretch, some very serious like this one, and I believe that 100km/h is way too fast, especially with the road in such bad repair, as it is at the moment,” he said.
The same 100km/h corner was also the scene of a serious head-on collision in 2010 involving the 18-year-old son of then State Minister Steve Whan and a local couple.
That accident saw five of the six occupants involved, including Lachlan Whan, airlifted or transported by ambulance to hospital with serious injuries.
Investigations continue into the latest crash on Wallaga Lake Road at 1.20pm Saturday, September 26..
Police said initial investigations suggested a motorcycle and a Nissan utility crashed head-on.
The motorcyclist, a man believed to be aged in his 50s, died at the scene.
The driver of the utility, a 58-year-old Verona man, was taken to Bega Hospital to undergo mandatory blood and urine tests.
A crime scene was established and investigations into the crash are continuing.
Traffic was diverted for a number of hours around the scene through forest roads around the Bermagui mountain bike track.
The town of Bermagui and the roads were particularly busy over the weekend as it is school holidays.
