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Deadly Easter Weekend on SA Roads

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South Australias roads witnessed a series of tragic accidents this week, leading up to the Easter long weekend. A seven-year-old girl on an ATV suffered critical injuries and later passed away, while two motorcyclists died in a collision in the Adelaide Hills. Another rider lost his life in a crash at Ovingham, and a woman was fatally struck by a bus in Adelaides CBD. A truck-ute smash at Nuriootpa resulted in a mans death and serious injuries to two children. Major crash teams are investigating these incidents, urging everyone to drive safely during the holiday break.

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Deadly Easter Weekend on SA Roads

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Sydney News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Deadly Easter Weekend on SA Roads. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00South Australia's roads turned deadly this week, leading up to the Easter long weekend, with multiple crashes claiming lives and injuring others. Friday afternoon brought heartbreak when a seven-year-old girl, riding as a passenger on an all-terrain vehicle, suffered critical injuries in a rollover on a private property near Yatalunga. She passed away in hospital two days later, while a woman and another child escaped with minor hurts. Meanwhile, two motorcyclists died in a separate collision in the Adelaide Hills, a 31-year-old from Nairney and a 47-year-old from Blockles, both gone at the scene. Earlier that same Friday morning, another rider, a 40-year-old from Parahills West, lost his life crashing into a traffic light at Ovingham. The tragedies didn't stop there, a 39-year-old woman was fatally struck by a bus and Adelaide's central business district on Wednesday amid, rush hour chaos, witness by shocked bystanders. And earlier, a truck-yued smash at Nuryupa killed a 47-year-old man, leaving a five-year-old

1:03boy and three-year-old girl with serious wounds, as the truck burst into flames. Major crash teams are digging into these incidents now, reminding everyone to drive safe over the holiday break and keep those families in our first-a, thoughts as the investigations continue. That's your update from Sydney News Today, powered by AI.

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