An elderly Milang man has sadly passed away after the ute he was driving crashed at Mount Barker on Monday morning, May 15.
Emergency services attended the scene of the crash on Adelaide Road, near the Mount Barker to Adelaide on ramp, about 9.40am.
They found the Ford had “veered off the road and collided with road signs and a street light”, SA Police said in a statement.
Sadly, there was nothing paramedics could do to save the 75-year-old and he was pronounced deceased at the scene.
He was the only person in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
“Major Crash Investigators attended the scene to examine the circumstances surrounding the crash,” SA Police said.
Traffic restrictions were put in place in the area but traffic flowed freely again from about 3pm.
The man’s death is the 50th on the state’s roads this year, compared with 30 at the same time in 2022.
