Three killed after car crashes into tree on Eyre Highway, near Penong in South Australia's Far West THREE people have died after a car left the road and crashed into a tree near Penong in the state's Far West. A passing motorist came across the crash scene on the Eyre Highway, about 12km west of Penong, about 7.50am. Three people were found dead at the scene. Major Crash investigators are on their way. Traffic diversions are in place and restrictions are expected to remain for some time. The deaths take the state's road toll to 74, compared to 62 at the same time last year. It is the first time three people have died in a single crash on SA roads since a two-car head-on collision on the Barrier Highway, near Yunta, on August 11 last year. In May 2009, four young men were killed when a car rolled on the Eyre Highway and hit a tree just west of Ceduna.