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Coroner hears more should have been done to ensure spectator safety before Finke Desert Race death

The inquest heard experts had strongly recommended improvements to keep spectators safe. (ABC Alice Springs: Samantha Jonscher)

The national motorsport peak body has told a court it failed to do enough to keep people safe in the years leading up to a spectator death at the Finke Desert Race in 2021. 

Nigel Harris, 60, died on impact when a competing trophy truck veered off the track and crashed into a group of people standing at a popular spectator site 35 kilometres from the finish line.

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