Woman dies in crash at Birkenhead, man arrested over serious crash at Mount Pleasant

A woman has died in a crash in Adelaide’s northwest in one of two serious crashes within half an hour on Sunday night. A man has been arrested over the other crash, which was in the Hills.

A woman has died and four other people were injured in two serious crashes within half an hour of each other in Adelaide on Sunday night, and a driver has been arrested.

About 5.30pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to the corner of Semaphore Rd and Fletcher Rd at Birkenhead following reports of a two-car crash involving a Toyota Corolla and Holden Commodore.

Two cars collided at Birkenhead on Sunday. Picture: Dean Martin

Police at the scene of the crash on the corner of Semaphore Rd and Fletcher Rd at Birkenhead. Picture: Dean Martin

The driver of the Toyota, a Largs Bay woman, 80, died at the scene and her passenger, a young girl, was taken to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital with minor injuries.

The driver of the Holden, a Woodville West man, 32, was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries and his passenger, also a Woodville West man, 32, was not injured.

Semaphore Rd was closed between Nelson St and Mead St until about midnight Monday.

Meanwhile, a 28-year-old man has been arrested after fleeing the scene of a three-car crash at Mount Pleasant.

Police and emergency services were called to Eden Valley Rd about 6pm after reports of a crash between a Holden SUV, Holden ute and a Nissan 4WD.

The Holden SUV driver, a 55-year-old man from Angaston, was uninjured but his 59-year-old passenger, a woman also from Angaston, was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with life- threatening injuries.

The driver of the Holden ute, a 72-year-old man from Nurioopta, was taken to the RAH with serious injuries.

His passenger, a 58-year-old woman from Nuriootpa, was taken to Angaston Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver and sole occupant of the Nissan 4WD, a Mount Pleasant man, fled the scene before police arrived but was arrested in a nearby paddock a short time later.

He was taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital for treatment of minor injuries and has since been charged with causing harm by dangerous driving, failing to stop at an incident, hindering and resisting police. He was given police bail on Monday and will appear in the Tanunda Magistrates Court in December.

Eden Valley Road was closed between Golf Course Rd and Marley Rd while Major Crash investigators examined the scene.

Anyone who witnessed either crashes is urged to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.