Fatal crash on Wingfield bridge

A 27-year-old man has died after his car crashed and caught fire on a bridge over the Port River Expressway.

Jul 11, 2024, updated May 20, 2025
Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily
Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

Police were called to Hanson Road at 8:30 pm Wednesday after reports of a one-car crash on a bridge over the Port River Expressway.

The car involved caught fire immediately after impact and the driver, a 27-year-old Salisbury North man who was driving died at the scene.

Major Crash Investigators attended and Hanson Road was closed at Hines Road, along with the exit ramps onto Hanson Road from the expressway, but all roads have now reopened.

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