Two women have died, and seven others were injured, some of them critically, in the crash south of Adelaide. Police say a truck and trailer collided with three vehicles, a black Ford sedan, a silver Ford sedan and a white ute.
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00:00Emergency services were called to this crash just after midday after a truck and trailer
00:07collided with three cars on Main South Road at Wattle Flat, south of Adelaide.
00:12Two women who were both rear passengers in one of the cars died from their injuries.
00:17A 44-year-old woman died at the scene and a second woman died later in hospital.
00:23Seven other people were also injured in the crash and they were all taken to hospital
00:27for treatment, including two children, a 14-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl.
00:32We also know that at least one other person, a 43-year-old male driver, has sustained critical
00:37injuries.
00:38The 35-year-old truck driver was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.
00:43The Victor Harbour man has also been arrested by police and he's been charged with two counts
00:47of causing death by dangerous driving, two counts of causing serious harm and four counts
00:52of causing harm by dangerous driving.
00:54SA Police say their investigations are continuing and have asked any witnesses to come forward.