Published on July 17, 2020. Over the past five years, 40 per cent of all fatal crashes in WA occurred on roads with a speed limit of 110km/h. This is a news collection page about car crashes, including the latest alerts, videos, dashcams and photos from incidents near you. Car Accident and Crash Report in Washington, Updated Live. He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) and was assisting police with their enquiries.A man in his 30s also died overnight on Friday after a motorbike crash in Perth's north.The 27-year-old female passenger, from Cooloongup, died at the scene."The most common fatality in those circumstances is a car veering off the road into incoming traffic, or a tree."Main Roads WA acting metro executive director Peter Sewell told ABC Radio Perth that many people travelling away from the city had left on Friday to avoid traffic."My heart goes out to those families, particularly to the families of those two 27-year-old women in Cooloongup, the news for them must just be absolutely devastating and heartbreaking."The 19-year-old male driver was taken to RPH with serious injuries.The driver of the Nissan, a 27-year-old woman from Success, was taken to Rockingham Hospital but died a short time later.Another person was taken to RPH by helicopter after a crash in the south-west town of Allanson, near Collie.The driver of the Landcruiser, a 50-year-old man, failed to stop and was arrested a short distance from the crash site.Mrs Roberts said it was concerning that in two of the other crashes, it appeared a car hit a tree.Amid the tragic start to the WA Day long weekend, many road users seeking to leave the city were delayed by construction works in the CBD.About 3:15am, a car driving down Great Eastern Highway, in the Perth hills suburb of Darlington, veered off the road into a tree and caught fire.The freeway lane may be shut until 2:00pm on Monday, according to Main Roads."I understand people are excited to be back out on the roads, and some of them will be travelling quite long distances," she said."Yesterday afternoon, from lunchtime, around 70,000 vehicles headed to the south and around 40,000 headed to the north," he said."To now find that we've got three people deceased in the last 24 hours, and others seriously injured, is just tragic.Meanwhile, two people were taken to hospital in Perth following separate single-vehicle crashes overnight on Friday."Take care on the roads, show some courtesy, slow down, have breaks in your trip.""Only on Thursday, I was standing there ahead of the long weekend asking people to drive courteously on the roads, to take care, to be aware of the weather conditions which make it more hazardous on the roads," she said.Mr Sewell said it was hoped the works could be completed ahead of schedule, possibly by Sunday night, to minimise disruptions on Monday as holidaymakers returned to Perth.Two women died after a crash in Perth's south, with police still looking for the passenger of one of the vehicles involved.Three people are dead and two others are in hospital after four separate road crashes across Western Australia at the start of the long weekend.The southbound lane of the Mitchell Freeway was blocked off at 10:00pm on Friday, due to works on the Hay Street bridge."Again, it's a reminder that on country roads — and Darlington has that country road feel, too — you have to be really careful.Police said around 7:40pm, a Toyota Landcruiser was travelling north-west on Ennis Avenue in Cooloongup, in the city's south, when it collided with a Nissan Micra that was turning right off the same road.Police said the man ran off the road into the retaining wall of a home in Quinns Rocks about midnight.Mrs Roberts said it was especially important to drive safely over the long weekend, given the easing of intrastate border restrictions which allowed people to travel further.Police are searching for the male passenger of the Landcruiser, who is not believed to be injured and has not been seen since the crash.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced."I think the grey nomads squealed their tyres on their driveways trying to get out of the city, there were a lot of vans heading north, they've all been waiting with bated breath."WA Police Minister Michelle Roberts described the crashes as "absolutely devastating". Meanwhile, two people are in hospital in Perth following separate single-vehicle crashes overnight. Just before midnight last night, Friday 17 July 2020 a Toyota Prado was travelling along Fenchurch Street in Alexander Heights when it is alleged the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed int... Pedestrian seriously injured - Kalgoorlie . We look into the numbers of WA road fatalities, what makes us crash, and how the age of our car affects the outcomeMany factors contribute to a crash, and speed remains one of the prevailing factors of fatal crashes in metropolitan and regional WA. A statistical projection of traffic fatalities for 2019 shows that an estimated 36,120 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes. This facility is not for reports where there is no motor vehicle involved. Syndicating Accident News. This represents an estimated decrease of about 440 (down 1.2%) from the reported 36,560 fatalities in 2018, even though Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) increased by 0.9%. Summary Reports. We've plotted out every fatal road crash across WA over a five year period to show you where these crashes happened. © 2020 The Royal Automobile Club of WA (Inc.).How car safety has evolved since the early 20th centuryEnjoy great rates and car rental dealsPlease note that this map only represents the number of fatal crashes - it does not include the number people that lost their lives in each of those crashes.Cover for when you're travelling within AustraliaEvery dot on the map below marks a fatal crash in WA from 2013 to 2017, a total of 789 fatal crashes that resulted in someone not making it home that night.WA has one of the worst road fatality rates in Australia. Two in three of those fatal crashes took place in the Wheatbelt.Hovering over areas will also give you the population for that region, showing the number of fatal crashes compared to population in different areas. 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