By CELESTE NIXON

Tribune Staff Reporter

cnixon@tribunemedia.net

AN 18-year-old woman became the first traffic fatality of 2012 after crashing her car into a wall early yesterday morning.

The incident occurred around 4.20am on Blue Hill Road, at the corner of St Vincent Road.

The victim was driving a green 1999 Honda Accord carrying two passengers, a male and female, when they collided with a red 2007 Ford Explorer, driven by a 46-year-old man.

Police believe the 18-year-old lost control of her car when she tried to overtake the Ford, smashing into a wall.

The driver suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Her woman passenger was last night in hospital in a c ...

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