WA road toll: Man dies in Williams crash as four people killed in five days on WA roads

A man has died after his car hit a tree in Williams in what has been a horror run on WA’s roads after four people lost their lives over the past five days.

Police said the crash happened about 4.20 pm on Thursday , when a dark coloured Holden Sedan was driving South West on the Williams-Collie Road, towards Collie.

It is understood the 51-year-old driver lost control of the car and it veered off the road and ploughed into a tree just outside the Williams townsite.

The driver, who was the only occupant of the vehicle, suffered serious injuries and died at the scene.

On Monday, a 45-year-old mother-of-three died after a crash in Boodarie in Port Hedland. A Holden Viva sedan she was driving and a road train transporting three trailers were driving north on the Great Northern Highway, near Quartz Quarry Road when they collided just after 6am.

The female driver died from her injuries at the scene, while a 48-year-old man and three children, aged 17, nine and eight were treated at Hedland Health Campus for minor injuries.

Less than 24 hours earlier, two women died during another crash in Argyle. Police said about 2.30pm on South Western Highway, near Knights Road, a Kia Rio Hatchback was driving south and a Subaru Forrester was travelling north.

A 47-year-old woman behind the wheel of the Kia Rio and a 23-year-old woman driving the Subaru died at the scene after their cars collided.

The female passenger in the Subaru, also aged 23, suffered serious but non life-threatening injuries.

So far this year 55 people have died on WA roads — the highest road fatality toll during this period since 2016.

Major crash investigators are investigating all three crashes and are appealing for witnesses to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.

Dash-cam or mobile phone vision relating to this crash can be uploaded directly to investigators via this link: https://wapf.au.evidence.com/axon/citizen/public/fatalcrashwilliams-collieroad