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South Australia's soaring road toll

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SA'S SOARING ROAD TOLL:

* 113 people killed on SA roads in 2019, up from a record low of 80 in 2018

* 66 per cent of fatal crashes occurred on regional roads

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* 60 of those killed were drivers

* 21 pedestrians lost their lives

* 17 motorcyclists were killed

* 7 cyclists died

* 12 of those killed were aged under 20

* Nearly one quarter of all lives lost were men aged over 70

* Another 700 people suffered serious injuries in road crashes

* South Australia's worst year for road deaths came in 1974 when 382 were killed

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