An Adelaide man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was struck by an SUV while changing a tyre on the side of the Port River Expressway.
The pedestrian, a 23-year-old man from Taperoo, was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital after he was hit by a silver Toyota RAV4 about 3.50pm on Sunday.
He was in a serious condition.
The driver, a 71-year-old man from Enfield, was not physically injured but was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for mandatory testing.
It’s understood the 23-year-old had pulled over in a stopping lane 300m west of Hanson Rd to change a tyre on his grey Subaru Forester 4WD.
A 23-year-old man has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was hit by a SUV while changing his tyre on the side of a highway (pictured, officers at the scene)
A second collision (pictured) followed between cars that slowed to look at the aftermath of the crash
The 71-year-old driver then hit him from behind before pulling over.
Witness Ryan Spoolder, 29, rushed to the scene to help his girlfriend after her car was rear-ended by another vehicle that had slowed to look at the collision.
‘When I got here, there were at least a dozen people crowding him trying to help,’ he told the Adelaide Advertiser.
His girlfriend Ebony Vertigan, 27, said paramedics used a yellow tarp to shield the 23-year-old from prying eyes.
‘It at least gave him some privacy so people didn’t peek at it,’ she said.
South Police advised Port River Expressway was partially closed while officers investigated the cause of the collision but has since reopened.
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