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Man charged over Wheatbelt crash that left two women dead

By Claire Ottaviano

A man has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death after a horror crash in the Wheatbelt which killed two elderly women.

The women, aged 82 and 83, were in a Suzuki hatchback when it was involved in a collision between a Toyota Prado and a road train towing two trailers on Brand Highway about 9am on Friday.

Two women died.

Two women died. Credit: 9 News Perth

Emergency services were called to the scene north of Cooljarloo but the women died as a result of their injuries.

The 38-year-old Spalding man, allegedly behind the wheel of the Prado, was charged over the incident and will appear before the Perth Northbridge Magistrates Court today.

A 12-year-old girl, who was also believed to be in the Prado, received minor injuries and was treated by St John WA paramedics.

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