Fatal crash at Wattle Flat

Police and emergency services were called to Main South Road, Wattle Flat, about six kilometres south-west of Myponga, just before 10.30am on Sunday 24 May.

A Mitsubishi hatchback and a Toyota 4WD towing a caravan had collided.

The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 35-year-old man from North Plympton, sadly died at the scene.

The driver of the Toyota, a 69-year-old man from Western Australia, sustained minor injuries and was treated in hospital. His passenger, a 67-year-old WA woman, remains in hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Major Crash investigators attended and examined the scene.

Main South Road  reopened just before 8pm.

The man’s death is the 45th life lost on South Australian roads this year.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or call 1800 333 000 and quote reference 136694.