Man arrested after dramatic head-on crash on Victor Harbor Rd near Hindmarsh Valley

A man has been charged with dangerous driving and driving without a licence after a dramatic head-on collision on Victor Harbor Rd earlier this month.

A LandCruiser and Holden Cruze have collided at Cut Hill resulting in the Landcruiser's engine to detach and car into a tree down an embankment. Picture: Gary Juleff

A man has been charged with dangerous driving and driving without a licence after a shocking head-on-collision earlier this month.

Two drivers were lucky to escape serious injury after a crash on Victor Harbor Rd, Hindmarsh Valley, saw a car fly down an embankment onto its roof and an engine ripped clean from another.

The crash sent a Toyota LandCruiser over a barrier and down an embankment onto its roof while the engine of the Holden Cruze was ripped from the vehicle.

A LandCruiser and Holden Cruise collided at Cut Hill, resulting in the Landcruiser's engine detaching and crash into a tree, down an embankment. Picture: Gary Juleff

Tthe Landcruiser's engine detached and dropped down an embankment. The Cruise crashed into a wall. Picture: Gary Juleff

The Cruise crashed into a wall. Picture: Gary Juleff

Both drivers, a 25-year-old Hayborough man and a 28-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and a SAAS spokesperson said the duo were taken to Flinders Medical Centre by ambulance.

On Tuesday, police arrested the driver of Holden Cruze – a 28-year-old man from Encounter Bay – and he was charged with dangerous driving causing serious harm and driving without a valid licence.

He was granted police bail to appear in Victor Harbor Magistrates Court on December 2.

Following the crash, Hindmarsh Valley local Brett Elford, 52 – who lives roughly 100m from the crash site – told The Advertiser he was glad everyone survived, but acknowledged the road could be dangerous.

He said in the past 12 months alone, he had come across at least a dozen crashes, and he urged motorists to slow down if necessary.

“They call it the ‘notorious Victor Harbor Rd’, but it’s not the road, it’s the people,” Mr Elford said.