Tag: crash

Community rallies to support family

The Limestone Coast community has wrapped its arms around a Mount Gambier family following a horrific fatal car crash.
The Eykelenburg family was involved in...

Heartbreaking crash claims young life

AMount Gambier child has died and another is in a critical condition after a crash near Nangwarry on Sunday.
Emergency services were called to the...

Potholes pose ‘wheely nasty’ threat

Hitting a pothole while driving, whether they’re big or small, can be a bone-rattling experience.
It’s annoying and uncomfortable at best, but at its most...

Poppy’s legacy lives on through scholarship

The year after a tragedy took their daughter Poppy, Sherwood’s Asha and Charlie Crozier are giving back to the region that backed them wholeheartedly...

Woman rescued from burning vehicle

Amilk tanker driver has been labelled a hero after rescuing an elderly woman from her burning vehicle following a two-car collision at Tantanoola on...

New season springs Roo warning

RAA Insurance and Fauna Rescue SA are warning motorists that spring is one of the worst seasons for kangaroo collisions, which have recently jumped...

Hit and run

Police have seized a vehicle for forensic examination in relation to a hit and run collision in Mount Gambier last week.
Police were called to...

Light shined on peak crash time

School pick-up time is the worst hour of the day for pedestrian casualty crashes - prompting an RAA warning as thousands of students returned...

Police deliver wake-up call

South Australia Police (SAPOL) has produced a new advertisement targeting tired drivers to demonstrate the impact of fatigue on road safety.
SAPOL Traffic Services Branch...

City among worst crash hotspots

Mount Gambier has been named one of the worst hotspots for fatal and serious crashes behind the city, according to crash data analysed by...

Rollover probe

Police are investigating the circumstances of a vehicle rollover at Tantanoola on Thursday night which trapped its injured driver.
At about 8.07pm, emergency services received...

Driver’s lucky escape

AMount Gambier man had a lucky escape following a serious crash in Adelaide on the weekend.
At 2am on Sunday emergency services were called to...

Millicent truckie injured

AMillicent man was seriously injured after his truck was involved in a collision at the bottom of the South Eastern Freeway early yesterday.
A SAPOL...

Fatal crash in South West Victoria

Emergency services attended a collision in Mockinya, south of Horsham, on Thursday afternoon between a car and a truck. It’s believed the vehicles collided on...

Loyal companions stay by side on long path to recovery

Alocal woman has a lifechanging tale of recovery after surviving a head on collision in Keith earlier in the year with her four legged...