{"id":135846,"date":"2026-01-14T07:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=135846"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T20:38:25","slug":"a-man-has-died-in-a-road-crash-in-adelaide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/a-man-has-died-in-a-road-crash-in-adelaide\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man Has Died In A Road Crash In Adelaide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A rider has died following a crash at Elizabeth Grove last night.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/mornings-with-graeme-goodings\/writers-week-director-resigns-amid-chaos-surrounding-the-festival\/embed?style=cover\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Writers Week director resigns amid chaos surrounding the festival\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to SAPOL:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just after 7.30pm Tuesday 13 January police were called to Sandleheath Road after reports of a crash between a dirt bike and Mazda SUV<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadly the rider, a 25-year-old-man from Elizabeth East, died at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The driver of the Mazda was not injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haydown Road and Sandleheath Road were closed for several hours but have since reopened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major Crash investigators attended the scene and are asking if anyone witnessed the crash or has dashcam footage to please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 and quote #12591.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man\u2019s death is the 7<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;life lost this year on SA roads.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F1395FIVEaa%2Fvideos%2F812413288522613%2F&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=560&#038;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"429\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowFullScreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rider has died following a crash at Elizabeth Grove last night. According to SAPOL: Just after 7.30pm Tuesday 13 January police were called to Sandleheath Road after reports of a crash between a dirt bike and Mazda SUV Sadly the rider, a 25-year-old-man from Elizabeth East, died at the scene. 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