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Woman Dies and 32-Year-Old Driver Seriously Injured in Head-On Sturt Highway Crash at Daveyston on 1 September 2026

Daveyston, South Australia

Published 2 September 2026

Key facts

Where
Daveyston, South Australia

What happened

Incident Overview

A woman died and a 32-year-old woman was seriously injured in a head-on crash on the Sturt Highway at Daveyston in South Australia on Tuesday, 1 September 2026. 7NEWS reported that footage showed a white SUV travelling on the wrong side of the highway towards oncoming traffic before the collision.

The driver of the white SUV died at the scene. The driver of a blue Toyota, aged 32, survived and was airlifted to Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious injuries.

Location and Time

  • Crash date and time: About 8.25 am on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
  • Location: Sturt Highway at Daveyston, in South Australia’s Barossa Valley.

Vehicles and People Involved

  • White SUV: Its female driver died at the scene.
  • Blue Toyota: Its 32-year-old female driver was taken by air to Royal Adelaide Hospital with serious injuries.

Witness Reports and Emergency Response

7NEWS reported that another motorist had a close call with a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction near Nuriootpa shortly before the crash. Witnesses also reported that people stopped at the scene to assist before paramedics arrived.

Investigation and Road Closure

Major crash investigators attended and the Sturt Highway was closed for much of the day. The available report does not state a final cause of the crash or legal responsibility.

Read the original 7NEWS report.

If you were involved in a crash in Queensland

  1. 01Injury claims are usually made against the compulsory third party (CTP) insurer of the vehicle at fault.
  2. 02A Notice of Accident Claim Form is generally due within 9 months of the crash, or within 1 month of first consulting a lawyer, whichever is earlier.
  3. 03Families of people killed in a crash may be able to claim for loss of financial support.

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