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According to ABC News, a pedestrian died and another was seriously injured after a vehicle collided with a traffic light pole and two pedestrians in Adelaide’s northern suburbs on Sunday morning.

SA Police said emergency services were called just after 10am to the intersection of Waterloo Corner Road and Whites Road in Salisbury North. One pedestrian died at the scene, while the other was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

The 19-year-old driver was uninjured. Police said he was arrested at 11:20am and charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious harm by dangerous driving. He was granted bail and is due to appear in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on December 14.

The driver was issued an instant loss of licence until further order. Road closures were put in place and the intersection was closed while major crash investigators examined the circumstances. Police have asked witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to contact them. The death was the 90th life lost on South Australian roads this year.