Source: New South Wales – News
The Port Wakefield Highway has reopened following a fatal truck crash at Inkerman yesterday.
About 6.50am on Thursday 17 April, police were called to Port Wakefield Highway near Prime Road after two trucks crashed. The trucks burst into flames upon impact.
Firefighters spent several hours at the scene trying to extinguish the blaze and to ensure the area was safe.
The driver of one truck, a 77-year-old man from Port Augusta, sadly died at the scene. The second driver and his passenger, a 57-year-old man from Marleston and a 39-year-old man from Elizabeth Downs, sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.
Major Crash Investigators attended the scene to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Southbound lanes of the highway were blocked for the entire day with traffic being diverted from Port Wakefield to Balaklava and Mallala.
Northbound lanes remained open with speed restrictions in place.
Port Wakefield Highway was fully reopened early this morning.
The man’s death is the 26th life lost on SA roads this year.