The stretch of the Princes Hwy, 5km north of Bega, that winds up a hill to the Bega lookout has been the location for many crashes with most occurring during wet weather.

In November 2013, it was the site of a two-car collision where a Bega Valley man died.

Last year, in response to a history of crashes the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) completed $160,000 works at the site that included upgrading curve warning signs and sealing the road with a skid resistant surface to provide improved friction and traction for vehicles in all weather conditions. 

However, around 8am on Thursday, November 5, a car left the highway at the site and rolled down a hill and on to a property after a night of rain.

Ambulance and police officers attended the scene and the 30-year-old female driver of the car was taken to Bega Hospital with a suspected arm fracture.  

The highway remained open while emergency services conducted their work. 

Meanwhile, two weeks ago near the same site a car left the road and ended up next to a telegraph pole. 

Speaking on Thursday afternoon, Member for Bega Andrew Constance said first and foremost his thoughts were with the woman injured in the morning’s crash. 

“Having been involved in a head-on on the Far South Coast myself I know only too well the impacts of a car accident,” he said. 

He said if there was a design problem with the road then that was something the RMS needed to look at and that his office had been in contact with the RMS over the issue. 

After Thursday’s crash, a RMS spokesperson said the service will continue to monitor the section of the highway to assess if any future safety improvement work was required, but they did not say there were plans for upgrades. 

However, the possibility of improving another one of of the Bega Valley’s notorious stretches of road - Tathra Rd near its intersection with Kerrisons Lane – is gaining traction. 

This has been the site of many other car crashes, including one in February this year in which Tathra woman Jacqui Britton died. 

The RMS recently worked with Bega Valley Shire Council to help draft a nomination under the National Blackspot Program for safety improvements at this site. 

A council spokesperson said the proposal is to widen the existing road, install a guardrail, renew the sealed surface and improve delineation.  They said if the grant application is successful the work is expected to begin in late 2016.