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Sam Inwood, 27, Dies Days After BMX Crash at Adelaide Skate Park

Witness accounts have turned the case into a warning about seeking care immediately after a fall.

Overview

  • South Australia Police said the Pooraka man died in hospital on Saturday, two days after a Thursday crash at Golden Grove skate park.
  • Friends identified the rider as Sam Inwood and posted tributes, with a remembrance gathering invited at The Bucket car park popular with riders.
  • He did not seek immediate treatment after the fall and went to hospital hours later or the following day, according to local reports.
  • Witness Robert Lonie said a friend told him it was Inwood’s first day riding and suggested inexperience and delayed care may have contributed.
  • Police counted the death as the 11th life lost on South Australian roads so far this year.