Two teenagers killed in car crash at Gemmells, in Adelaide Hills, with third person injured

A 17-year-old boy and 18-year-old girl have both died in a car crash at Gemmells, near Macclesfield — just a day after a young woman died in a head-on collision on a major highway near Keith.

Police and emergency services at the scene of the tragedy at Gemmells. Picture: Josephine Lim

Two teenagers have died after a serious car crash at Gemmells on Tuesday afternoon.

Two cars collided on Long Valley Rd about 4.40pm – killing both occupants of one car, a 17-year-old male from Callington and an 18-year-old female from Strathalbyn.

The driver of the other car, a 31-year-old woman from Mt Barker, received only minor injuries and was taken to the Mt Barker Hospital.

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The road, near the corner of Gemmell Rd remained closed for a long period of time.

The deaths take the State’s road toll to 68 – it was 87 this time last year.

Major Crash investigators attended the scene.

The tragedy comes just a day after a young woman died in a head-on crash on the Dukes Highway, about 2km north of Keith.

The 19-year-old woman from the South-East, who was the driver of one of the cars, died at the scene.