A five-year-old boy has died and a teenager is fighting for her life after a multi-car crash caused by an emu in South Australia.
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 yesterday.
A black Holden sedan had hit an emu, causing a grey Toyota to brake suddenly and a white Nissan ute to crash into its rear, police said.
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The five-year-old boy, a passenger in the Toyota, died at the scene.
Another passenger, a 15-year-old girl, was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The driver of the Toyota, 42, and three other passengers of the car aged 46, 13, and 6, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The male driver of the Nissan, 22, from Worrolong was uninjured.
The woman whose car crashed into the emu was also not injured.
Police from the Major Crash unit are now investigating the scene.
The young boy’s death marks the 71st life lost on roads in South Australia this year.
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