Two dead, seven injured in crash involving truck and three cars in Wattle Flat, South Australia
Two women have died, and seven others have been injured — some critically — following a horrific smash on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula.
A truck and three cars — a black Ford sedan, a silver Ford sedan and a white ute — were involved in the crash chaos on Main South Rd at Wattle Flat, 70km south of Adelaide, just after midday on Monday.
7NEWS was told the truck driver was returning to the capital after picking up a load of rubbish from a local tip.
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A 44-year-old woman died at the scene while the second woman died later in hospital.
Seven others were injured in the crash, some critically, and have been taken to Flinders Medical Centre.
The driver of the silver Ford, a 43-year-old man, was taken to hospital in a critical condition while a fourth passenger — a 14-year-old boy — suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the ute, a 48-year-old man, was taken to hospital in a serious condition while the driver of the black Ford, a 38-year-old woman, and her two passengers, a 45-year-old man and a 10-year-old girl, were all taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the truck, a 35-year-old man, was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later arrested by investigators.
He had since been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious harm by dangerous driving and four counts of causing harm by dangerous driving.
Major Crash officers spent Monday afternoon at the scene, trying to establish what triggered the nightmare crash.
A 10km stretch of road will remain closed to all traffic between Pyne Hill Road and Forktree Rd in Myponga until at least 11pm.
Diversions are in place and police have asked motorists to “please avoid the area”.
The crash comes a day after a dashcam captured a close call between a truck and oncoming traffic on the same stretch of road.
The truck, carrying sheep, pulled into traffic after trying to avoid a collision with a four-wheel-drive that was forced to slow down for a cyclist.
Originally published on 7NEWS
