Bailey Burns: Friends and family pay tribute to 23-year-old Attadale car crash victim

Tributes are flowing for a young man who died in a crash on Saturday morning in Attadale, in Perth’s southern suburbs. Bailey Burns was driving along Canning Highway near Braydon Road about 4.40am on Saturday morning when he lost control of his car and hit a tree. Emergency services attempted to revive the 23-year-old at the scene but he sadly died. Friends paid tribute to Mr Burns on Facebook following the news of his death. Bon Watson shared his shock over the news. “Still shocked to the core to hear this rest easy Bailey Bryan Burns,” he said. A GoFundMe created on Sunday afternoon had already raised more than $22,000 within two hours, to go towards funeral costs. GoFundMe organiser Louise Cocodis shared the fundraising link on Facebook urging people to support his family. “As you may know, we recently lost our dear Bailey, and we’re hoping to come together to give him the send-off he deserves,” she said. “Every donation, no matter the size, makes a huge difference for our family during this tough time. If you could take a moment to click the link below to donate or share it with others, we would be incredibly grateful.” Police have confirmed that the crash happened as they were in the process of “executing a vehicle interception” of the 23-year-old’s Holden Statesman after it was seen to be driving at speed by police who were travelling in the opposite direction. Major crash are investigating the incident.