Man dies after van crashes into a tree on a major highway in South Australia
Emergency services were called to the scene on the Sturt Hwy Nuriootpa, about 81km north of Adelaide, at about 6:30am on Monday.
The 37-year-old sole occupant of the Mitsubishi van died at the scene.
Road restrictions have been put in place while Major Crash investigate the scene.
The man is the 45th person to have died on SA roads so far this year.
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