Shoes, keys, and a red P-plate were found among the rubble scattered along the South Western Highway at the site of a horrific crash that left two young lives on Saturday.
The tragedy happened just before 1:30 p.m. when the Mitsubishi Triton Utility overturned on the South Western Highway in Wagerup, killing two 17-year-old boys in the car.
It is believed that the boy driving the ute lost control of the vehicle near the intersection of Marriott Road, with the car rolling several times.
Camera icon A ‘P’ plate can be seen at the fatal accident scene. Credit: Matt Jelonek/The West Australian
Police, ambulance personnel, five fire trucks, and two SES teams were called to the wreckage and rescued one person from the massacre.
A woman who witnessed the aftermath described the scene as “horrifying” and said the road was extremely wet and flooded.
Much of the rubble and objects believed to belong to the victims were still lying along the highway on Sunday afternoon.
Among the items were black sneakers, a flip-flop, and a broken portable speaker.
Camera icon A male shoe was found among other debris at the crash site. Credit: Matt Jelonek/The West Australian
The tragic crash comes just weeks after a 15-year-old girl was killed in a head-on collision in Neergabby, about 85 km north of Perth, on May 28.
The teen was a passenger in a Subaru Outback driven by a 17-year-old P-plate driver heading west on Gingin Brook Road when he collided with a blue Holden Colorado traveling east on the same road, nearby from Cowala Road.
WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti described the crashes as tragedies.
“My condolences go out to the families, I experienced a family member who was killed in a car accident, and it devastated the whole family. † † and friends,” said Ms. Saffioti.
“It’s a very, very difficult time.”
Camera IconA woman who witnessed the aftermath described the scene as “horrifying” and said the road was extremely wet and flooded. Credit: Matt Jelonek/The West Australian
When asked whether WA could follow the example of other states in allowing novice drivers to put in more hours on the road before getting their provisional driver’s licenses, it was “difficult” for many young Western Australians trying to find support to be supervised. To go driving.
NSW and Victoria require drivers to drive for 120 hours before being eligible for a provisional license. Learning WA drivers only need 50.
She pointed out, however, that the McGowan government is spending a record amount on the state’s road network, especially on regional road widening works.
“(Traffic trauma) is a tragedy. † † we will explore what else we can do to improve security, particularly in regional WA, where we are seeing a disproportionate number of people dying or being seriously injured,” said Ms. Saffioti.
“We do everything we can in the field of education, road widening (and) road safety. † † the impact of traffic trauma and death is very, very significant and impacts people for the rest of their lives.”
Major crash investigators are investigating the accident scene and calling on any witnesses to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333,000 or report the information online.
Dashcam or cell phone views related to this crash can be uploaded directly to investigators here.