Residents reported seeing a Holden sedan doing burnouts in a nearby street before the driver lost control and crashed into the fence of a school.
The Holden then caught fire, completely wrecking the vehicle in the process.
The driver of the car, a 29-year-old man from Elizabeth South, was arrested and charged with driving while disqualified, driving without due care and causing extensive property damage.
His passenger, a 27-year-old man also from Elizabeth South, was taken to Lyell McEwin Hospital with only reported minor injuries.
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