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Driver fined after fishing boat falls off trailer on Main South Rd at Selicks Hill

A fishing boat has made an unscheduled port call on a busy highway south of Adelaide leaving a sea of commuters stranded.

A driver has been slapped with a fine after his fishing boat fell off the back of its trailer and rolled onto its side at Sellicks Hill. Picture: 7NEWS
A driver has been slapped with a fine after his fishing boat fell off the back of its trailer and rolled onto its side at Sellicks Hill. Picture: 7NEWS

A driver has been slapped with a fine after a large fishing boat she was towing fell from a trailer and caused early morning traffic chaos on a busy road south of Adelaide.

Just after 7am, police and emergency services were called to Main South Rd at Sellicks Hill after a boat had detached from a trailer and fallen in the middle of the road.

The incident caused early morning traffic chaos. Picture: 7NEWS
The incident caused early morning traffic chaos. Picture: 7NEWS

SA Police said they responded quickly to the incident with traffic restrictions in place for at least three hours while the scene was cleared.

The driver, a 28-year-old Sellicks Beach woman, was issued an expiation notice for insecure load and failing to maintain proper control of a motor vehicle.

Originally published as Driver fined after fishing boat falls off trailer on Main South Rd at Selicks Hill

Original URL: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/south-australia/driver-fined-after-fishing-boat-falls-off-trailer-on-main-south-rd-at-selicks-hill/news-story/546325b35dada500af182c95e29a59c5