Police have appealed for dashcam footage after a 19-year-old Keith woman was killed in a horrific crash on the Dukes Highway.
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The 2002 ute, with personalised SA number plates, was travelling west towards Adelaide and believed to have overtaken heavy vehicles before the crash.
Police are seeking dashcam footage or witnesses to the manner of driving of the ute before the crash.
People can share information anonymously online at crimestoppers.com.au or call free 1800 333 000.
Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident on the Dukes Hwy at Ki Ki where a Mazda station wagon, a Holden ute and a truck collided about 6.45pm on Friday.
The 19-year-old woman from Keith, the sole occupant of the Mazda, was killed in the crash.
The 18-year-old Murray Bridge man driving the Holden ute was taken to Murray Bridge hospital as he sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries.
The 35-year-old male truck driver was not injured in the crash.
Major crash investigators attended the scene and are investigating the circumstances of the collision.
The Dukes Highway has since reopened.
The young woman’s death was the 57th life lost on South Australian roads so far this year.
It came after two people died following in a single vehicle rollover in the state’s far north on Friday morning.
Emergency services were called to the Stuart Hwy at Mt Willoughby after reports a Holden ute, that had been travelling south, left the road and rolled.
Both the driver, a 63-year-old Mimili woman and passenger, a 60-year-old Indulkana man died at the scene.
The Stuart Hwy was closed between Marla and Coober Pedy while major crash officers were at the scene.
It has since been reopened.
The man and woman are the 55th and 56th lives lost on South Australian roads this year compared to 33 at the same time last year.
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