Second motorcyclist killed on SA roads

A second motorcyclist has been killed in South Australia, which comes after a man riding without a helmet died after his bike clipped a car.

A second motorcylist has died in South Australia following a crash where a rider clipped a car and crashed into a barrier.

The latest fatality is a 55-year-old man who crashed at Brukunga in the Adelaide Hills on Sunday afternoon.

The Murray Bridge man crashed on the Old Princes Highway and died at the scene despite help from emergency services.

It comes after another motorcyclist died on Saturday night. The 30-year-old wasn't wearing a helmet, clipped a car, and crashed into a road barrier.

The was with a Ford Ranger on the Southern Expressway at Reynella about 8pm.

The driver of the car was not injured.

The latest death brings the state's road toll to 19, compared to ten at the same time last year.


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