Driver killed in Upper Warren rollover as WA grapples with how to stop deaths on state roads
A 57-year-old woman has died in a crash in WA’s South West region, as authorities try to figure out how to end the ongoing devastation on state roads.
The woman was driving a Toyota HiLux which veered off course and rolled on Wheatley Coast Rd in rural Upper Warren about 2.35pm on Monday.
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The Major Crash unit is investigating and anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers.
The crash came after a senior paramedic and grieving Perth mother joined a growing number of voices calling on WA drivers to take more care when behind the wheel.
WA has recorded 149 road deaths in the year to date, almost the same number at the same point in 2016 when 154 people had died.
“The emotional side of (a major crash) never gets easier, and sometimes it gets harder,” St John WA paramedic Simon Menz said.
“The more exposed to some of these traumatic things, the harder it can be to deal with long-term.”
Menz, who has 14 years experience as paramedic, spoke out in the hope his message could save lives.
“A lot of these devastating accidents involve excess speed, drugs and alcohol, unsafe driving practises, so I just want people to be safe out there,” he said.
Three men were killed when a Holden Colorado carrying six people smashed into a house in Carlisle early on Saturday.
George Te Kani, 22, has been identified as one of the passengers killed.
His mother, Rexina Hira, pleaded with drivers to “do the right thing, even when no one is watching”.
Adding to the carnage, two Indonesian nationals were killed in a two-vehicle crash on Indian Ocean Dr at Neergabby, north of Perth, about 5pm on Saturday.
The WA Government is considering a ban on P-platers having passengers in the car.
“It is one of the things that’s under consideration and we also want to continue to look at other measures which will make our young people, our young road users, safer,” WA Premier Roger Cook said.
Liberal leader Libby Mettam wants to see “more police on our roads”.
Originally published on 7NEWS
