Source: South Australia Police
A man has been arrested after a fatal crash in Adelaide.
Just after 12pm on Friday 31 October, police and emergency services were called to Port Road after reports that a man riding an electric scooter had been hit by a black Lexus sedan near Bonython Park.
The scooter rider, a 53-year-old Brompton man was taken to hospital but sadly passed away on Friday 7 November.
The same day, the driver of the sedan, a 39-year-old Tranmere man was arrested by Major Crash officers and charged with cause death by careless driving.
He was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on 4 February 2026.
The man’s death is the 77th life lost on South Australian roads this year.