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Cops’ impassioned plea to drivers after WA’s road toll reaches highest in a decade

A further four people have died on WA roads on a horror second last day of the year taking the state’s road toll to 186 deaths.

  • Hamish Hastie and Rebecca Peppiatt

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Between 2019 and 2023, 136 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in Busselton and 59 in Augusta Margaret River.

Will speed drops on regional roads curb the road toll? A WA-first study will find out

The trial will take an evidence-based approach to find out if decreasing speed limits has a direct impact on road deaths and injuries.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Police are investigating.

Two women die in separate WA crashes, Perth man charged after police pursuit

This weekend has seen three serious traffic incidents in the state, two of them tragically involving fatalities in Carlisle and Norseman.

Police impounded this Ford Falcon after its 19-year-old driver was allegedly clocked speeding in the regional town of Meckering.

‘High-powered vehicles’ could be next on list of P-plater restrictions, Cook says

High-powered vehicles could be next on the chopping block for P-platers as the state cracks down on passenger numbers for new drivers.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Between 2019 and 2023, 136 people were killed or seriously injured on roads in Busselton and 59 in Augusta Margaret River.

Trial could green-light speed limit drop on WA roads

Could cutting speeds be the answer to the state’s spiralling road toll? A three-year, unprecedented trial aims to show the potential benefits of slower roads.

  • Claire Ottaviano

Taking the shot: It’s time we confronted WA’s road trauma crisis

We’ve all seen the increasing media coverage of the deaths occurring on our roads. These reports only last a minute or two, but the devastation lasts a lifetime.

  • Allan Blagaich
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WA Opposition Leader Shane Love.

Nationals pledge $276 million cash splash to combat WA road toll horror

Opposition Leader Shane Love said the money would form the state portion of a $556 million program he hoped the next federal government would also join.

  • Hamish Hastie
The 23-year-old man’s family is the latest in mourning as this year’s road toll increases, now the worst it’s been in a decade in WA.

Young driver dies after car smashed to pieces in horror Perth crash

A 23-year-old man has died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree and smashed into pieces in Perth, with the confronting scene “traumatising” police.

Warning signs on Myara Road where public access stops.

Alcoa worker dies in mine access road crash

An Alcoa worker died in a head-on collision on Monday travelling to a bauxite mine near Pinjarra. Worksafe will determine if the accident is a workplace fatality.

  • Peter Milne
Roger Cook and Rita Saffioti join locals in reopening the Fitzroy River Bridge.

Fitzroy River Bridge reopens after devastating Kimberley floods

Destroyed by WA’s worst ever floods in January, the new bridge has been completed six months ahead of schedule.

  • Alex Condon

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