Four dead, one fighting for life and two others injured after four major crashes on WA roads
The carnage started about 3pm on Thursday when a tow truck and motorcycle crashed at the intersection of Forrest Highway and Raymond Road in Australind.
The motorcyclist, a 70-year-old man, suffered critical injuries and died at the scene. The tow truck driver, a 67-year-old man, was not injured.
Then, about 6am on Friday, emergency services were called to Mariginiup after a Toyota Camry sedan and a Mack truck towing three trailers collided on Neaves Road.
The 40-year-old male driver of the sedan died of his injuries at the scene, while the truck driver , a 35-year-old man, received only minor injuries.
About 30 minutes later, a 51-year-old male pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a blue Jeep Wrangler on Phillips Road in Mundaring about 6.35am.
The 44-year-old male driver of the Jeep was not injured.
And then police, paramedics and firefighters attended a single-vehicle crash in Serpentine at about 10.20am. The driver died at the scene.
Meantime, two people were injured after two cars collided with a tree in Alfred Cove, shutting down Canning Highway, about 3pm.
A St John WA spokesperson said a woman in her 60s who was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital under lights and sirens and is fighting for her life.
A man in his 60s was transported to Fiona Stanley Hospital under normal road conditions.
WA's road toll now stands at 107 — 10 more deaths than the same time last year — the highest for this time of year in a decade.
In an unusual trend, the number of people who have died in crashes in the city (54) is higher than those in the country (49).
Last month, Premier Roger Cook labelled the road roll as 'unacceptable'.
Mr Cook said the rising toll came partly because of WA's increasing population, but was still concerning.
'It is true that our roads are witnessing road tolls, which are, quite frankly, unacceptable,' he said.
'Deaths on our roads can be prevented if people do everything they can to keep themselves safe and keep others safe, and that's why we've got our deep dive into our road safety measures at the moment, reviewing what else we can do as a government.
'(That) will provide us with extra insights — what's working in other states, what works overseas, how can we engage technology more to make sure that we're doing everything we can to keep our roads safer.'
'One of the reasons why the police have been seizing so many vehicles is because they're deploying more technology to make sure that we are detecting unsafe motorist behaviour much earlier on.
'We'll continue to look at what technology we can invest in to continue to make our roads safer.'
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