Two people critically injured in head-on collision between truck and car on Riddoch Hwy, South Australia
A mother and her four-year-old son have sustained life-threatening injuries after the car they were in collided head-on with a truck on the Riddoch Hwy in South Australia’s southeast.
The crash happened at 9.30am on Thursday in Joanna, just south of Naracoorte.
South Australia Police said three car passengers were rushed to hospital.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Two of them, a 28-year-old Naracoorte woman and her four-year-old son, have life-threatening injuries.
A third passenger, an eight-year-old girl, “miraculously escaped injury”, police said.
The driver of the truck, a 59-year-old Limecoast man, sustained minor injuries and was also transported to hospital.
Police said the impact of the crash left the two vehicles more than 100 metres apart.
