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.

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