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A woman has died after crashing into tree in the Adelaide Hills

A woman has died after crashing into a tree in the Adelaide Hills early on Monday morning.

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A 30-year-old woman has died after crashing into a tree at Jupiter Creek, near Echunga, on Monday morning.

The woman, who was driving a Dodge sedan, was travelling along Razor Back Rd before her car left the road and crashed into a tree just after 6.30am.

The Marino woman and a 29-year-old man from Seacliff Park were both taken to Flinders Medical Centre.

A 30-year-old woman has died after crashing into a tree at Jupiter Creek on Monday morning. Picture: 7NEWS
A 30-year-old woman has died after crashing into a tree at Jupiter Creek on Monday morning. Picture: 7NEWS

The driver succumbed to her injuries and died in hospital a few hours later.

The passenger remains in hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

The woman’s death is the 42nd life lost on South Australian roads.

There were 54 fatal crashes on SA roads this time last year.

Emergency services staff attend the site of a crash on Razor Back Rd in Jupiter Creek in which a woman died on Monday morning. Her passenger was taken to hospital. Picture: 7NEWS
Emergency services staff attend the site of a crash on Razor Back Rd in Jupiter Creek in which a woman died on Monday morning. Her passenger was taken to hospital. Picture: 7NEWS

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