Adelaide Hills crash: Ari Utomo killed and three mates fighting for life
A 28-year-old man has died and three of his friends are fighting for their lives after a horror crash in South Australia.
Ari Utomo, who moved to Australia from Indonesia in search of a better life, was a passenger in a car when it left the road and crashed into a tree in the Adelaide Hills. He died on the spot.
The driver and two other passengers, all in their early 20s, suffered serious injuries and are now being treated at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, 9 News reported.
Ari Utomo has died and three of his friends are fighting for life after a horror crash in South Australia
The driver and two other passengers, all in their early twenties, suffered serious injuries
Friend and colleague Tama Napitupulu said the group was returning home from a night shift at the Thomas Foods abattoir in Lobethal when tragedy struck.
She added that Mr Utomo was only in that car by chance after his own car broke down.
“When I found out it was Ari this morning, I couldn’t even get up,” Ms Napitupulu said.
“He was such a nice guy, he always put a big smile on his face when he said hello to everyone.”
Mr. Utomo only happened to be in that car after his own car broke down
A spokesperson for Thomas Food International said: ‘We are all deeply saddened by this tragic accident.
“Our thoughts are with their families and guidance has been offered.”
Mr Utomo’s family will take his body home for a funeral in Indonesia.