Man dies after two ATVs crash on a South-East property near Keith
An elderly man has died on a rural SA property after two ATVs crashed on Tuesday afternoon.
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An elderly man has died on a private property after two ATVs crashed on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services attended the scene on Synott Rd, Petherick - south-west of Keith - just before 5.30pm on Tuesday, after reports the all-terrain vehicles had crashed.
A 77-year-old local man died at the scene while the driver of a second ATV was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police will be preparing a report for the Coroner.
Earlier this year, a prominent fruit grower and beloved 92-year-old grandfather died after a quad bike crash in the Adelaide Hills in April.
Just a week earlier, a 50-year-old Hackham man died after a quad bike accident on March 30.
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