The Targa Tasmania has turned fatal for a second year running after a Brisbane team crashed over an embankment. 

The car plunged around 20 metres off the road and collided with a tree.

Police say a 59-year-old man who was driving the car died while his wife and front passenger were able to walk away.

Inspector Darren Hopkins said a crane will be needed to retrieve the car off Olivers Road in Mount Roland.

Three people died in last year’s event.

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