Aiden Alchin, a 23-year-old from Adelaide, died in a motorcycle crash on October 5 when his Yamaha collided with two cars on Gorge Road at Paracombe. He was set to marry Hayley Sutter, Miss Universe Australia South Australian state finalist, on December 12. Tributes highlight Alchin's involvement and popularity within the local motorcycle community; he had previously survived a serious crash in 2022 that left him with lower back injuries.
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Aidan Alchin, a 23-year-old motorcyclist from Salisbury Heights, Adelaide, died in a crash involving his Yamaha motorcycle and two cars—Mitsubishi and Subaru—on October 5 near Paracombe in the Adelaide Hills. The tragic accident occurred just two months before he was set to marry his fiancée, Hayley Sutter, who is a finalist for Miss Universe Australia 2025. Alchin, known within the local motorcycle community as a "caring and loyal" individual with a "heart of absolute gold," had been in a relationship with Sutter for five years. Following his death, many friends and family members expressed their grief and shared fond memories of Alchin's supportive nature and dedication to others.
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A young Adelaide man has been killed in a motorcycle crash just two months before he was due to marry his fiancée.
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Aidan Alchin, 23, from Salisbury Heights, was riding his Yamaha motorcycle when it was involved in a crash with a Mitsubishi sedan and a Subaru sedan on Gorge Road at Paracombe in the Adelaide Hills at about 12.50pm on October 5.
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He was due to marry his fiancée, Miss Universe 2025 South Australian state finalist Hayley Sutter, on December 12 in Hamilton, South Australia, after the couple had been together for five years.
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Tributes have since flooded in for the 23-year-old, who was a much-loved member of Adelaide's motorcycle community.
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Northern Group Riders Adelaide paid tribute to Mr Alchin, describing him as a 'caring and loyal son, brother, nephew and fiancé to Hayley'.
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A friend, Louis Parcel, said they would 'miss this almost 7ft legend' and described Mr Alchin as someone 'with a heart of absolute gold.'
'Seriously [though] this man would literally drop anything for you and have your back always.
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He was like our personal security guard every time we were filming in the city or out,' Mr Parcel's post on social media said.
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Mr Alchin had previously survived a serious motorcycle crash in 2022, which left him with lower back injuries.
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Aidan Alchin was killed in a motorcycle crash on Labour Day, just two months before he was due to marry his fiancée, Hayley Sutter
Mr Alchin, 23, was a much-loved member of Adelaide's motorcycle community
Mr Alchin is remembered as a 'caring and loyal' friend and family member with a 'heart of absolute gold'
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The injuries prompted him to leave his career in construction, join his father's locksmith business and study locksmithing at TAFE Queensland.
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Fellow rider Dylan Thorp said Mr Alchin's death was a heartbreaking reminder of how quickly tragedy could strike on the road.
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'Please look out for your mates, check in on one another, ride within your limits and do everything you can to make it home safely.
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The motorcycle community is a family, and today that family has lost one of its own.'
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Mr Alchin had also been planning to take part in a motorcycle ride on October 9 with Two Wheel Turtles in memory of another rider.
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The group said the ride would now also honour Mr Alchin.
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'As some of you are aware, yesterday we lost a mate and a brother,' the group said.
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'Aidan was so welcoming to the bike community, great to have a yarn and a laugh with.
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Let's get around this ride and make it the biggest, for Aidan!
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Mr Alchin died following a collision involving two cars at Paracombe on Monday
SA Police Inspector Mark Atkinson urged motorists to 'make safer choices' on the roads following two deaths in the state over the long weekend
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The TWT crew will miss you mate.'
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Mr Alchin was one of two people killed on South Australian roads over the Labour Day long weekend, with a separate crash at Virginia on October 4 claiming the life of a 52-year-old man.
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South Australia Police Inspector Mark Atkinson said the deaths had prompted a renewed plea for motorists to take care on the roads.
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'We need members of the community to ride and drive like their life depends on it, because it does,' he said.
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'Please make safer choices before more families are left grieving.'
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SA Police urged motorcyclists to ride within their capabilities, reduce their speed and adjust their riding to road and weather conditions.
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Drivers were also reminded to obey speed limits, avoid distractions, wear seatbelts and never drive while impaired.
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