A man from the Limestone Coast has died after a crash near Mount Schank this morning.
Key points:
- A Hilux utility and small truck collided at Mount Schank, south of Mount Gambier
- A man has died at scene, while another man has been taken to hospital
- Glenelg River Road remains closed between Whites Flat Road and Laslett Road
Emergency services were called to Glenelg River Road at about 7:00am after reports a Toyota Hilux and a light truck collided head-on.
Police said the driver of the truck, a 45-year-old man, died at the scene.
The driver of the Toyota Hilux, a 64-year-old Mount Gambier man, was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Glenelg River Road remains closed between Whites Flat Road and Laslett Road.
It’s the second fatal crash to happen on the region’s roads this month.
A 38-year-old woman from Western Australia died in a collision between a car and a truck on Donovans Road at Wye on July 1 — not far from the site of today’s crash.
Police have asked motorists to avoid the area.
