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Woman charged over crash that claimed life of 11yo girl

A woman whose young passenger was killed in a two-car crash in Adelaide's south last month has been arrested and charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving.

Woman charged over crash that claimed life of 11yo girl

An 11-year-old girl was killed in a two-car crash in Adelaide's south last month, according to South Australia Police. The incident occurred on September 22 at Moana, along Commercial Road, when a Nissan sedan collided with a Subaru station wagon. The 35-year-old woman driver of the Nissan, from Christie Downs, was taken to the hospital in a serious condition, while the 37-year-old man from Seaford Meadows who was driving the Subaru was also hospitalized with minor injuries and later discharged.

The woman was arrested and charged with aggravated causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated causing harm by dangerous driving. She has lost her license and was released on bail to appear in Christies Beach Magistrates Court in November. Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of the crash.

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