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Motorcyclist dies in crash near Mannum, while Norwood pair are charged over drug and firearm offences
A man in his 30s has died after crashing his motorcycle about 80 kilometres east of Adelaide.
Key points:
- The motorcyclist was a 36-year-old man from Mount Barker
- South Australia’s 2021 road toll now stands at five, compared to one at this time in 2020
- In an unrelated incident, a man and woman were arrested and charged after a police pursuit in the city on Friday
Just before 6:00am on Saturday, a motorist driving along Randell Road, just west of Mannum, came across the crashed motorcycle.
Authorities pronounced the rider, a 36-year-old man from Mount Barker, dead at the scene.
His death takes South Australia’s road toll for 2021 to five, compared to just one at this time last year.
Randell Road was closed on Saturday morning but expected to…
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