Residents of a south Norfolk village have called for a road safety review following a fatal crash on the A143.
The driver of a blue Ford in his 40s was killed following a collision with a silver Mitsubishi on Sunday at about 8pm at Earsham, near Bungay.
Sunday's crash happened near the turn into Park Farm and saw the police close the A143 overnight.
The silver Mitsubishi driver, a man in his 30s, was taken to hospital with a serious leg injury and was arrested by police on suspicion of dangerous driving.
Sunday's crash follows another fatal incident by Earsham in August when Aisatou Mballow-Baldeu, 28, was killed in a collision while officers were pursuing a stolen Land Rover.
While the circumstances of Sunday's incident are still being investigated, it has led to residents demanding road safety action be taken.
An 80-year-old man, who lives in a country house just off the A143 by Earsham, said: “It’s absolutely frightening the speed drivers go up and down this road at all times of the day and night.
"It’s just lethal and this terrible incident really does not come as a surprise to me that somebody has been killed.
"It used to be so quiet here before this new bypass was built, but without speed cameras enforcing drivers to take care they simply won't and goodness knows how many more lives it will cost."
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Richard Randlesome, the chairman of Earsham Parish Council, said that he and his team of councillors are working on ways to tackle speeding in and around the village.
Mr Randlesome said: “On behalf of the village and parish council, our deepest sympathies go out to the person killed and their family.
“Speed is a huge issue, the parish council are aware of this issue on the A143 and as well as the village.
"I will raise in the next meeting that we write to Norfolk Highways and the police to review the speeding on the main road.
“It is Norfolk Highways who manage the roads, and I hope this tragedy makes them think and act in order to prevent more deaths."
Stephen Wade, who has lived in Earsham for 69 years and paints the lines for the village's football team, said "something needs to be done".
He said: “When I am marking the pitch out sometimes I hear cars and motorbikes going past on the bypass in a flash at scary speeds.
“There are so many junctions off the road, so speeding just creates problems and puts other people in danger at so many different locations.
“I hope these two deaths here at Earsham in as many months are just a coincidence, but it’s looking like a huge problem and something needs to be done."
A 72-year-old man, who moved to the area seven years ago from the East End of London for a quiet retirement said: “Coming up to the countryside from the city has baffled me, it feels like Formula One on the roads here.
"The speed limit up here literally is drive as fast as you can go.
"I saw a woman with a speed gun the other day and I said to her 'You don't need that, you need a chequered flag'.
“People drive like absolute idiots, lunatics with death wishes, and I hope action is taken."
August's fatal crash happened after police officers were following the occupants of a Land Rover, which had been reported as stolen in Suffolk.
The Land Rover swerved into a maize field in Earsham, rejoined the main road and collided with Mrs Mballow-Baldeu's car. Two men have appeared in court over the incident.
Some ten miles down the A143 from Earsham, at Billingford near Diss, two cyclists were killed by an overtaking motorist last month.
Anyone who witnessed Sunday's crash or has relevant dashcam footage has been asked to contact Norfolk Constabulary on 101 to aid with their investigation.
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