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09 Nov 2025 1:55pm
A driver has had a lucky escape after a crash at Edinburgh overnight
About 10.30pm on Saturday 9 November, police and emergency crews were called to Heaslip Road to reports of a crash involving a Holden Utility a Ford sedan and a freight train.
It will be alleged that the Holden had crashed into the rear of the Ford causing it to veer over the level crossing into the freight train.
Fortunately, the driver of the Ford a 41-year-old man from Paralowie was not seriously injured and treated by SA Ambulance at the scene and conveyed to hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the Holden fled on foot into nearby bush prior to Police arrival.
Police were quickly in attendance with the assistance of PolAir and Dog Operations Unit PD Enzo the suspect driver a 49-year-old man from Salisbury North was located a short time later.
The man was submitted to a breath analysis test which returned a positive result.
He was reported for drink driving, due care and fail to stop at the scene of a crash.
He will be summonsed to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court at a later date.
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