An Adelaide man sent his girlfriend a tragic last text message just minutes before his car crashed into a river and he was trapped and drowned.
Ryan English, 29, was driving home from work when his car collided with a Holden sedan on Pages Flat Road in Myponga, south of Adelaide, about 7pm on Tuesday.
Minutes before the tragic crash Mr English texted his girlfriend Tiffany to say ‘I love you. On the way home. See you soon’, Nine News reported.
Ryan English, 29, was driving home from work when his car collided with a Holden sedan on Pages Flat Road in Myponga, south of Adelaide, about 7pm on Tuesday
Minutes before the tragic crash Mr English texted his girlfriend Tiffany to say ‘I love you. On the way home. See you soon’
Mr English died when he became trapped in the car after it flipped upside down and came to rest completely submerged in water.
While he died at the scene, the driver of the Holden, Zak Anderton, walked away with only minor injuries.
Mr English’s devastated girlfriend paid tribute to her late partner on Wednesday.
‘You were taken too soon, you are forever with me and in my heart. I love you,’ she said.
Mr English died after becoming trapped in his car when it was flipped upside down and submerged in water following the crash
Minutes before the tragic crash Mr English texted his girlfriend Tiffany to say ‘I love you. On the way home. See you soon
Mr English’s devastated girlfriend paid tribute to her late partner on Wednesday saying ‘you were taken too soon… I love you’
‘You were taken too soon, you are forever with me and in my heart. I love you,’ Mr English’s girlfriend Tiffany said
Mr English, who was a labourer and a step-father, was remembered by friends as ‘a good bloke with a heart of gold’.
Zak Anderton, 33, faced court on Wednesday charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving.
He did not apply for bail.
Evidence attained at the scene of the accident suggested Mr English’s car rotated as it lost control before leaving the road, The Advertiser reported.
With glass visible three metres high into a nearby tree, the car could have been vertical before it flipped into the water, according to the publication.
Evidence attained at the scene of the accident suggested Mr English’s car rotated as it lost control before leaving the road
With glass visible three metres high into a nearby tree, the car could have been vertical before it flipped into the water
The other driver, Zak Anderton, 33, (centre) faced court on Wednesday charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving
Police divers took to the murky creek to search the car and confirmed the male’s body was inside the vehicle throughout the ordeal.
The roof of the car was revealed to be extensively damaged after two tow trucks worked to restore it to an upright position.
Emergency crews removed the vehicle from the embankment.
A team of major crash investigators and a specialist recreation investigator continue to work to piece together moments leading up to the incident.
‘You were taken too soon, you are forever with me and in my heart. I love you,’ Mr English’s girlfriend said on Wednesday
Mr English, who was a labourer and a step-father, was remembered by friends as ‘a good bloke with a heart of gold’
Ryan English, 29, was driving home from work when his car collided with a Holden sedan on Pages Flat Road in Myponga, south of Adelaide, about 7pm on Tuesday