{"id":621647,"date":"2026-04-21T15:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/621647\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T15:35:15","slug":"woman-69-dies-after-ute-slams-into-gate-while-boarding-ferry-at-lyrup-in-south-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/621647\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman, 69, dies after ute slams into gate while boarding ferry at Lyrup in South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A woman has died after a ute crashed into a gate while attempting to board a ferry in <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/sa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">South Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Emergency services were called to the ferry at Lyrup on Wilson Parade, northeast of <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/adelaide\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Adelaide<\/a>, about 7.40am on Tuesday following reports of a crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/sa-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Police<\/a> said a Dodge ute slammed into a gate while trying to board the ferry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The 68-year-old male driver and his 69-year-old female 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