A man who was flung hundreds of metres from his motorbike after hitting a pothole has prompted the major South Australian road to be patched with asphalt.
Key points:
- A 28-year-old man escaped serious injuries after crashing his motorbike into a pothole at Murray Bridge North
- The crash sparked a promise for asphalt works to be undertaken on the road
- The works are set to start early next week
Aaron Huddy, 28, somehow walked away without serious injuries after his motorbike crashed on Mannum Road at Murray Bridge North about 7.40am yesterday.
Mr Huddy was taken from the scene near the intersection of Reedy Creek Road to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment while traffic was delayed for an hour.
His wife Katie Huddy said she was surprised her husband was alive.
She said he was accelerating from 80 kilometres per hour to 100km/h when his front wheel hit a pothole "and sent him straight off the back off the bike".
"The bike was found about 400m from where he was," Ms Huddy said.
The Murray Bridge couple have two young children.
Ms Huddy said the crash reaffirmed concerns over Mannum Road.
"He's only made the comment, it was a joking comment but now it's being taken quite seriously, he said 'one of these potholes is going to kill me'," she said.
"He said that not even two weeks ago to a family member.
"We're just super lucky it didn't end up any worse that where we're at now."
She said the people who made decisions on repairs needed to drive Mannum Road and inspect it.
"It's all these temporary patches that are making for a very uneven road," she said.
Minister promises upgrade
Regional Roads Minister Geoff Brock said he ensured action would be taken on Mannum Road after he learned about the crash.
"After hearing about this I got on to Jon Whelan the chief executive officer of the department (of Infrastructure and Transport)," Mr Brock said.
"He has come back and said to me, straight away next week, we can't do it today of course, but they're going to go out there and undertake an asphalt patching work ... across various sections of the Mannum Road."
It came after Mannum resident David Emes raised concerns about the road to ABC Radio's Regional Drive program earlier this week.
"I know in the wet, the actual wheel tracks where the major traffic flows its that deep in water that it actually starts to throw your car around ... it's quite dangerous," he said.