Man dies after Cambrai crash between truck, two cars

A 59-year-old Sedan man has died after a horror crash between a truck and two cars.

Police investigating a collision between a truck and two cars outside of Cambrai, Sunday, May 18, 2025. Picture: Matt Loxton

A man has died after a horror head-on crash between two cars and a truck in the state’s Mid Murray area this afternoon.

Emergency services rushed to Ridley Road in Cambrai - 30 kilometres outside of Mannum - around 1.15pm following the three-vehicle collision.

The two cars - a Toyota SUV and a Holden SUV - both rolled after colliding with the semi-trailer, which was believed to be heading north and carrying large rain water tanks.

A 59-year-old Sedan man, who was driving the Toyota, died at the scene.

A 33-year-old Salisbury Plain truck driver and a 69-year-old Meadows man were both airlifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. It’s understood the driver of the truck was initially trapped.

A 59-year-old from Sedan died in the three-vehicle crash Picture: Matt Loxton

Police investigating a collision between a truck and two cars outside of Cambrai. Picture: Matt Loxton

The truck lost its load, with the confronting crash scene reportedly stretching more than 500m.

Ridley Road between Cambrai Road and Angas Valley Road will be closed for several hours, while Major Crash officers investigate the scene.

Diversions were in place for most of the day, with other truckies forced to find another route.

“The police officer said ‘You have to stop and wait nine hours, but we can’t,” truck driver Simrandeep Singh told 9News.”

Motorists are urged to avoid the area.

The man’s is the 31st life lost on South Australians roads this year.

Originally published as Man dies after Cambrai crash between truck, two cars