Australian footballer, son die in SA car crash

Former Australian rules football player and film director Robert Dickson and his five-year-old son died in a car crash during a family vacation in South Africa, authorities said Sunday.

Dickson's wife Susan Cupell, another son and another family member were seriously injured in the accident near Brits, west of Pretoria, the North West transport department said.

They were taken to a Pretoria hospital.

Department spokesman Mandla Mathebula said Dickson, 43, and his son Byron died when their car overturned after colliding with another vehicle, whose two occupants did not suffer serious injuries.

Dickson is a former Australian rules footballer who also made documentaries about the sport, according to Australian media. He also won the reality TV show "Australian Survivor" in 2002.

After Dickson's crash, two cars struck parked police vehicles as officers cleared the scene of the collision. One man died in the first collision while two others were killed when they hit the other police car. JOHANNESBURG, Wednesday, AFP