Man killed as car crashes into tree on Main North Road at Salisbury Plains
A young man has died after his ute crashed into a tree at Salisbury Plain, closing part of Main North Road.
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A man has died after a car hit a tree at Salisbury Plain along Main North Road on Wednesday.
Police and emergency services rushed to the scene about 1.40pm on Wednesday after reports a ute had left Main North Road and crashed into a tree.
The driver and only occupant of the car, a 24-year-old Modbury man, died at the scene.
The busy road is closed for northbound traffic from Park Terrace to Saints Road and police are advising motorists to avoid the area.
BREAKING: There is an unfolding emergency at Salisbury Plain where a ute has slammed into a tree, sparking traffic chaos. The latest in 7NEWS Adelaide at 6pm | https://t.co/8ftPfGh39Y@msariovski#7NEWSpic.twitter.com/aY95Ak7A1v
— 7NEWS Adelaide (@7NewsAdelaide) September 7, 2022
This man’s death is the 52nd life lost on SA roads on compared with 66 at the same time last year.
It’s the second serious crash in Adelaide on Wednesday after a fatal motorcycle smash in Redwood Park took the life of senior Rebels bikie Shane Smith.
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