UPDATE: Fatal crash at Bulgunnia

At about 12.30am on Tuesday 26 May, emergency services were called to the Stuart Highway, approximately 100 km north of Glendambo following reports of a head-on collision between a road train and a Jeep SUV.

Sadly, the driver of the Jeep, a 40-year-old man from the Northern Territory died at the scene.

The driver of the truck, a 41-year-old man from Roseworthy sustained minor injuries and was taken to hospital for assessment.

Major Crash investigators attended the scene and are investigating the circumstances of the crash.

Roads are open in both directions and the road train has been towed from the scene.

The man’s death is the 46th life lost on South Australian roads this year.

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