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A death a dayWorst January death toll in two decades

Twenty-three people have died in 25 days on WA’s roads — the highest January death toll recorded by the Road safety Commission in twenty years.

Daryna Zadvirna

Four-car pile-up‘Like a bomb going off’: Horror crash in Perth’s north

A black Audi was left scorched and lying on its side after the fatal crash this morning.

Daryna Zadvirna

Rescue effortCrash horror: Woman dead, kids hurt south of Perth

A woman is dead and three children are among the injured after a devastating crash south of Rockingham this morning.

Sarah Steger

Christmas nightMotorcyclist seriously hurt in hit-and-run

A motorcyclist is in hospital with serious injuries after an alleged hit-and-run in Osborne Park on Christmas night.

Crash chaosTwo taken to hospital after separate rollovers

Updated: Two people have been taken to hospital after two separate rollovers in Perth.

Don’t miss outPetrol price set to spike ahead of Christmas

Today is the day to fill up ahead of a big price rise later this week.

Making a splashBMW pulled out from Swan River as drivers delayed

The luxury car plunged into the water early Monday morning with a crane needed to get it back on dry land.

Daryna Zadvirna

Man deadPolice investigate Tonkin Highway fatal crash

The body of a man was found on Tonkin Highway early this morning after a fatal crash.

Horror crashBus driver to face court over cyclist’s death

A Transperth bus driver has been charged after a cyclist was killed in a fatal crash in Perth’s CBD in October.

Daryna Zadvirna

Cheapest stationsPerth petrol prices to increase by $28 a tank

FuelWatch says motorists should fill up now to avoid the price increases which are part of Perth’s fuel cycle.

Eliana Hullett

Highway reopenedDad and teen daughter injured in motorbike crash

Tonkin Highway was closed for hours today after a car allegedly ploughed into a motorbike, seriously injuring a father and his teenage daughter.

‘You’re both too old for this’Woman breaks up bizarre Yokine road rage attack

WARNING GRAPHIC LANGUAGE Footage has emerged of a bizarre road rage attack, with two combatants clad in shorts and pluggers slugging it out before receiving a serious talking to by a female onlooker.

Wellard19yo in critical condition after alleged hit-and-run

A teenager is in a critical condition after an alleged hit-and-run in Wellard last night.

Sarah Steger

Witnesses neededMotorcyclist injured in northern suburbs crash

The motorbike collided with a car on Wednesday night.

Phil Hickey

Horror crashMan in critical condition after four-car pileup

A man is in a critical condition in Royal Perth Hospital after a four-car traffic crash in Baldivis on Tuesday.

Phil Hickey

Here we go againBayswater bridge claims another truck

Perth’s notorious Bayswater Bridge has claimed its seventh victim for the year.

Driver alertSerious crash closes Kwinana Freeway

The Kwinana Freeway was closed for an hour after a serious crash this morning,

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TRAFFIC CHAOSMitchell Freeway crash causes traffic headache

A crash is causing chaos on the Mitchell Freeway, with motorists bumper to bumper as traffic was reduced to a single lane this afternoon.

Perth trafficTruck crash dumps ‘builders’ sand’ on Roe Highway

A truck crash has reportedly dumped a load of builders' sand on a busy Perth highway, causing traffic chaos for morning commuters.

Ben Anderson

TragedyWA road toll grows after two horror crashes

Separate crashes across WA claimed the lives of two drivers this weekend as the State’s road toll grew to 107 in 2020.

Rourke Walsh

FatalWoman dies after vehicle ploughs into power pole

Police are investigating after a woman died when her vehicle slammed into a power power in Perth’s south east.

Roll overKwinana Freeway crash causes traffic chaos

A crash on the Kwinana Freeway is causing traffic chaos with the northbound lanes closed at Leach Highway in Bateman.

Sarah Brookes

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Driver spared jail after cancer survivor’s crash death

A Perth rubbish truck driver has avoided jail over a horrific crash that claimed the life of a 26-year-old cancer survivor last month.

Anna Hay and Phil Hickey

Always watchingAutomated cameras ‘could sting smart freeway speeders’

Automated cameras used in a trial to enforce the variable speed limit on Perth’s new smart freeway could be used to enforce fines and demerit points once the test is over, Main Roads has confirmed.

Peter Law & Josh Zimmerman