Driver arrested over Riverland crash

23 Oct 2026 8:07am

Police have arrested a man following the investigation into a serious crash at Lowbank, in the Riverland, earlier this month.

Emergency services responded to a two-car crash on the Sturt Highway, east of Waikerie, at 1.45am on Saturday 10 October.

A Toyota Hilux and Toyota sedan had collided head-on.

The driver of the ute, an 18-year-old Waikerie man, was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the sedan, a 55-year-old NSW man, was airlifted to hospital in Adelaide with serious injuries.

As a result of investigations, the Waikerie man was arrested on Wednesday and charged with causing harm by dangerous driving. He was bailed to appear in the Berri magistrates court on 23 November.

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