Man charged over Nangwarry crash

About 2.40pm on Sunday 27 October, emergency services were called to the Riddoch Highway after reports of a three-car crash about five kilometres south of Nangwarry.

A black Holden sedan collided with an emu, with no injuries suffered by the female driver and sole occupant.

A grey Toyota station wagon braked to avoid the collision, while a white Nissan ute crashed into the rear of the Toyota.

Sadly, a five-year-old boy, who was a passenger in the Toyota, died at the scene. Another passenger, a 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with critical injuries. Tragically the girl died in hospital on Monday 28 October.

The driver of the Toyota, a 42-year-old man and three other passengers, a 46-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl and a six-year-old boy were taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries. All of the occupants of the Toyota were from Mount Gambier

The driver of the Nissan, a 22-year-old man from Mount Gambier was not injured but taken to hospital as a precaution.

On Tuesday 29 October officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section arrested the 22-year-old man and charged him with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing harm by dangerous driving.

He was refused bail and will appear in the Mount Gambier Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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