Man dies in crash at Cleve on the Eyre Peninsula
A man has succumbed to his injuries days after crashing his car on the Eyre Peninsula.
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A driver has died after crashing on the Eyre Peninsula last week.
The Mitsubishi sedan left the road and crashed into a parked car on Wake Rd at Cleve about 12.30pm on Friday, April 29.
The driver and sole occupant of the car, a local man, 85, was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
He died in hospital on Tuesday, May 3.
Major Crash Detectives are keen to speak to witnesses of the crash.
The man’s death is the 27th life lost on the state’s roads in 2022 compared to 40 this time last year.
It comes after a fatal motorcycle crash at Whyalla Norrie last week which cost the life of Jarrad Jaye, 26.
The motorbike lost control on Hincks Ave on Thursday, April 28 and Mr Jaye died at the scene.
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