Road safety experts have vowed to act following Friday's horror crash which killed 19-year-old Troylisha Outerbridge.

The Road Safety Council pledge comes amid concern over a series of fatal accidents along a Shelly Bay stretch of North Shore.

Residents yesterday appealed for safety measures to end the recent death toll, now standing at seven. Said Miss Toni Daniels: "There's a history of people abusing that stretch. Like many people I am concerned, there have been so many deaths along that stretch ... There's probably even more that we're not aware of."

Miss Outerbridge, of Broken Hill Lane, Smith, was pronounced dead at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital at 4.30 a.m. on Friday.

Two passengers and the driver of the red Renault Clio which careened off the road in the early hours were still in stable condition on the general ward of the hospital last night. The two passengers, Hamilton parish men aged 19 and 22, sustained leg injuries, while the driver, 23, suffered a broken rib and lung injury. The fourth passenger, a 15-year old St. George's girl, was treated for bruising and a suspected broken cheek bone, then discharged from the hospital on Friday.

The precise cause of Miss Outerbridge's death will not be released pending a coroner's inquest. It appeared as though the driver of the car lost control as the vehicle was taking a corner around 3.45 a.m. on Friday, said Police spokesman Dwayne Caines. The car then veered over the road shoulder onto the side pathway leading to Shelly Bay field.

One 17-year old male who walked away from the accident unscathed has turned himself in to help Police in the investigation, and so has a 20-year old female who got out of the car moments before the crash.

When asked about the possibility of drugs or alcohol being a factor in the accident, Mr. Caines said Police could not give a statement as the coroner is the official body on such matters.

An article in Saturday's Royal Gazette listed five other fatal accidents that have occurred on the same stretch of North Shore Road near where Ms Outerbridge was killed. Yesterday Down to Earth health store co-owner Miss Daniels added to the list. One of the two accidents she mentioned involved a close friend of hers, Richard DeCosta (known to some as "Scooby"), who died on March 7, 1990 - exactly 13 years before the accident which was to claim Troylisha Outerbridge's life.

And Ms Daniels herself actually witnessed the accident which killed 18-year old Andre Whitter in September of 1990, one year to the day after he was rescued by a Greek shipping liner after being lost at sea for two weeks in a 16-foot Boston Whaler. Concerned that the Shelly Bay area was more pedestrianised now with the playground and park area, Ms Daniels hoped for some sort of action to be taken to increase safety.

Road Safety Council chairman Dr. Joseph Froncioni is already planning action. (See statement on Page 4)

He added that on Friday he met with the Minister of Transport, Dr. Ewart Brown and the Director of TCD, Mr. Kevin Monkman to set priorities for this year's Road Safety Council.