Two dead and seven others injured in multi-vehicle crash at Wattle Flat south of Adelaide

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Two women have died, and seven others were injured, some of them critically, in the crash south of Adelaide. Police say a truck and trailer collided with three vehicles, a black Ford sedan, a silver Ford sedan and a white ute.

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00:00Emergency services were called to this crash just after midday after a truck and trailer

00:07collided with three cars on Main South Road at Wattle Flat, south of Adelaide.

00:12Two women who were both rear passengers in one of the cars died from their injuries.

00:17A 44-year-old woman died at the scene and a second woman died later in hospital.

00:23Seven other people were also injured in the crash and they were all taken to hospital

00:27for treatment, including two children, a 14-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl.

00:32We also know that at least one other person, a 43-year-old male driver, has sustained critical

00:37injuries.

00:38The 35-year-old truck driver was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

00:43The Victor Harbour man has also been arrested by police and he's been charged with two counts

00:47of causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious harm and four counts

00:52of causing harm by dangerous driving.

00:54SA Police say their investigations are continuing and have asked any witnesses to come forward.

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