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Motorbike rider, 58 from St Agnes killed in horror Cudlee Creek crash

A man has died at the scene after his Honda motorcycle collided with a Citroen in the Adelaide Hills.

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A motorcyclist has been killed after colliding with a car in the Adelaide Hills.

The 58-year-old St Agnes man, who was riding a Honda, died at the Cudlee Creek scene on Sunday afternoon.

Just after 2.30pm on Sunday, the motorbike and car collided on Cudlee Creek Rd, near Hannaford Rd.

The driver of a Citroen sedan, a 67-year-old St Agnes man suffered minor injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment.

His passenger, a 64-year-old St Agnes woman was not injured.

Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens
Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens

Major Crash investigators attended the scene to examine the crash site and the circumstances of the collision.

Cudlee Creek Road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

The man’s death is the 97th life lost on South Australian roads this year, compared to 60 at this time last year.

He is also the 19th motorcyclist to die in a crash this year – the highest number for this time of the in the last four years.

Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens
Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens
Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens
Police are at the scene of a crash at Cudlee Creek. Picture: Keryn Stevens

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