Man and woman died in road train crash at Port Augusta
The road train crashed into a guard rail on the Eyre Highway last night.
Two people have died in a road train crash west of Port Augusta last night.
The truck crashed into a guard rail on the Eyre Highway about 15km outside the town about 10.50pm last night, SA Police said in a statement.
It burst into flames in the crash.
A 47-year-old man and 44-year-old woman inside the truck at the time of the crash both died at the scene.
They were West Lakes Shore residents, SA Police advised.
Wreckage from the crash has since been cleared, but speed restrictions are still in place near the scene.
Police also fined a passing truck driver for using a mobile phone while driving, after he was seen filming the crash site from his moving vehicle.
The crash has brought the state’s road toll to 16, compared to 17 at the same time last year.
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