Elderly Aussie struck while crossing major Perth road on mobility scooter

Chilling footage has captured the moment an older woman on a mobility scooter and a car collided.

Chilling footage has captured the moment an older woman on a mobility scooter and a car collided on a busy Perth motorway.

News.com.au understands the collision occurred near the intersection of Guildford Rd and Fourth Ave East in Maylands around 11.20am, December 8.

An older woman on a mobility scooter collided with a car on a busy Perth motorway. Picture: Facebook/ Dashcam Owners Australia

The collision occurred near the intersection of Guildford Rd and Fourth Ave East in Maylands around 11.20am, December 8. Picture: Facebook/ Dashcam Owners Australia

The dashcam footage shared by Dashcam Owners Australia shows the woman in the scooter attempting to cross the road.

She manages to wave the car, which had its dashcam rolling in the inside lane to a halt.

But a white Toyota Camry, with its view presumably obscured by the car in the inside lane, continues forth. As the scooter nudges in front of the stopped car, it is collected by the Camry.

The woman in the scooter attempted to cross the road and a white Toyota Camry collided with her as its view was presumably obscured by the car in the inside lane. Picture: Facebook/ Dashcam Owners Australia

The woman was shown back on her feet as motorists pulled over to assist her. Picture: Facebook/ Dashcam Owners Australia

A catastrophic strike is largely avoided, though the scooter and the woman riding it topple violently onto the busy road.

The woman was later shown back on her feet as motorists pulled over to assist her.

In the comment section, viewers had little sympathy for the elderly lady as they claimed mobility scooters “shouldn’t be on the road”.

“Absolutely not shocked by this,” one added.

Viewers criticised the use of mobility scooters on the road and pointed out the lack of crossings on the stretch of Guildford Rd where the collision occurred. Picture: Facebook/ Dashcam Owners Australia

“The next block down has a footbridge across this main road,” said another.

One commenter pointed out: “Many of the scooter riders have a tall orange flag and usually try to cross at a marked crossing of some sort.”

Others who recognised the stretch of Guildford Rd noted its lack of crossings.

“There’s f**k all crosswalks where he is,” one said.

The closest crossings from the collision scene are an intersection 420 metres west and a footbridge 360 metres east.

WA Police has been contacted for comment.

Originally published as Elderly Aussie struck while crossing major Perth road on mobility scooter