Man charged over deadly road crash in South Australia involving emu
A man will front a South Australian court today over the death of two children in a multi-vehicle crash involving an emu.
The 22-year-old has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and four counts of causing harm by dangerous driving.
Events began when police were called to Riddoch Highway near the town of Nangwarry, close to the Victoria border, following a three-car pile-up about 2.40pm on Sunday.
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A man has been charged over a crash on a South Australian higway that left two children dead on Sunday, October 27, 2024. 9News
A black Holden sedan hit an emu, causing the grey Toyota sedan of the Eykelenburg family, from Mount Gambier, to brake suddenly and a white Nissan ute to crash into its rear.
Chris and Paula's five-year-old son was killed almost instantly and his 15-year-old sister was left in a critical condition.
Tragically she died in hospital on Monday.
Chris and Paula Eykelenburg, and their two other children, a 13-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son, were taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
The driver of the Nissan, a 22-year-old man from Mount Gambier, was not injured but taken to hospital as a precaution.
Chris Eykelenburg lost two of his children during the crash. 9News
He was arrested yesterday and refused bail.
The deaths of the two children mark the 71st and 72nd lives lost on roads in South Australia this year.
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