One child dies following three-car crash at Nangwarry SA

One child has died, and another is in a critical condition after a serious crash in South Australia's south-east late yesterday.

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00:00A child has died while another is in a critical condition after this crash yesterday afternoon

00:07in the state's southeast.

00:09Emergency services were called to the Riddick Highway yesterday afternoon after reports

00:13of a three-car crash about five kilometres south of Nenwarri.

00:17Now, St Paul says that a black Holden sedan collided with an EMU.

00:21Luckily, the woman who was driving that vehicle came away without any injuries.

00:25There was a grey Toyota station wagon which braked following that collision and it was

00:31then hit in the rear by a white Nissan Ute.

00:33Now, unfortunately, a five-year-old boy who was an occupant of the Toyota has died while

00:38a 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with critical injuries.

00:43Now, St Paul says that the driver, who was a 42-year-old man as well as three passengers,

00:48a 46-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy who were all from Mount Gambier

00:53were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

00:55The driver of the Nissan was a 22-year-old man from Warralong and he was taken to hospital

01:00as a precaution but was without any injuries.

01:03Now, major crash officers attended the scene and the roads have since reopened this morning

01:08and unfortunately this boy's death is the 71st on South Australian roads this year.