Hahndorf crash: Young driver dead and two others injured after horror crash in scenic tourist town
By Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia[1]
Published: 22:57, 20 December 2023 | Updated: 23:00, 20 December 2023
A young driver has died and two others have been injured after their car rolled over and smashed into a tree in a horror late night crash.
The crash occurred at Mount Barker Road in Hahndorf, around 20km south-east of Adelaide[2], at 10.20pm on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old driver died at the scene while two female passengers who were also in the car suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Emergency crews rushed to the scene following reports of the crash.
A 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old woman were rushed to Royal Adelaide Hospital to be treated for their injuries.
A young driver has died after his car rolled over and hit a tree in a horror crash (pictured) in Adelaide late on Wednesday night
The car was travelling on Mount Barker Road in Hahndorf (pictured stock image), around 20 kilometres south-east of Adelaide
The driver of the car is understood to be from Blair Athol – a suburb not far from the city.
South Australia Police said major crash investigators were called to the scene and began investigating the cause of the accident.
Mount Barker Road was closed overnight before it was reopened on Thursday morning.
The man’s death marks the 110th life lost on South Australian roads in 2023 with just four days to go before Christmas.
Two women who were in the car at the time of the crash were taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital (pictured) after the pair suffered non-life threatening injuries
References
- ^ Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia (www.dailymail.co.uk)
- ^ Adelaide (www.dailymail.co.uk)