Four lives lost in four days on SA roads, after 33-year-old man killed in car rollover near Port Augusta

Four people have now died on South Australian roads in the past four days, after a man was killed in a car rollover near Port Augusta on Saturday.

A man has died in a car rollover near Port Augusta – the fourth person to die on SA roads in as many days.

About 4.15pm on Saturday, police and paramedics were called to Shack Road at Commissariat Point following reports of the crash.

They treated the injured man, who was the only occupant of a Holden Commodore sedan, but the 33-year-old local died at the scene.

On Friday night, a teenager from Adelaide died after his car was involved in a crash with a prime mover in the state’s South East.

About 10pm, emergency services were called to Princes Highway at Furner, 25 kilometres north of Millicent, after reports a Toyota Corolla sedan and truck had crashed.

The driver of the sedan, a 19-year-old man from Craigmore, died at the scene, while the truck driver, a 49-year-old woman, was taken to the local hospital and treated for minor injuries.

On Wednesday of last week, tragedy struck a Whyalla Norrie family when a father and grandmother were killed on the Augusta Highway near Baroota, north of Port Pirie.

Crash victims Debbie and Duane Tee. Picture Facebook

Flowers were left at the scene of the horror crash, which happened near Baroota. Picture: 7 News

The driver of the Holden ute, 40-year-old Duane Tee, and his 61-year-old mother Debbie Tee were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree north of Port Pirie.

Two boys aged 11 and 14, Jesse and Rory, who are Duane’s sons, suffered serious injuries and were flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment. They are both in a stable condition.

Amid the crashes, on Friday, SA Police launched a series of 13 heart-rending road safety advertisements in what will likely be the most confronting campaign ever put to air in South Australia.

In the series, the family and friends of 18-year-old crash victim Nicholas Holbrook recall the scene on the evening of June 11, 2009.

Deputy Commissioner Linda Williams said the emotional campaign was a stark reminder to all drivers that one irresponsible decision could forever affect many lives.

“As well as depicting the mental prison that these people now live in, the campaign asks every South Australian a poignant question ‘What damage will your driving do?’,” she said.

There have been 63 people killed on South Australian roads this year, compared to 56 at the same time in 2020.