Police considering whether Perth quadruple fatal crash was possible murder-suicide

Police have revealed a devastating new theory about the fiery head-on collision that killed four people near a major airport.

A horrific fiery crash that killed four people on a highway near a major airport could potentially have been a murder-suicide, according to police.

Four people died in a fiery head-on collision on the Leach Highway in Cloverdale, Perth, about 3.40am Monday, when a RAV4 drove down the wrong side of the road and hit a Toyota Camry taxi.

The driver of a Toyota RAV4 involved in a catastrophic crash that killed four people — including a mother and daughter — made a “conscious decision” to travel on the wrong side of a major Perth highway moments before they slammed into a taxi, police believe. Picture: 7News

Taxi driver Sendeku Tesema was killed in a fiery crash on Perth's Leach Highway on Monday. Picture: Facebook

The taxi’s driver and father of three Sendeku Tesema and his two passengers - a mother and daughter returning home from the airport - were all killed, along with the driver of the RAV4.

Western Australia Police Commissioner Col Blanch described the scene as “heartbreaking” and “tragic”, saying police have launched an investigation to determine whether the crash was a deliberate in a possible murder-suicide.

Police recovered dashcam footage prior to the crash from the RAV4, alleging the driver deliberately crossed into the wrong lane on the ramp onto the Leach Hwy, driving on the wrong side of the road before colliding with the oncoming taxi.

WA Police are working to determine whether the crash was a murder-suicide. Source: Reddit.

Commissioner Blanch said the footage obtained was “concerning”, but it was too early to tell whether the collision was a murder-suicide.

“The major crash investigation squad is still working very hard to understand the reasons behind the crash,” he said.

“This is a tragedy for the families and certainly for first responders attending that crash … it’s really heartbreaking.”

Originally published as Police considering whether Perth quadruple fatal crash was possible murder-suicide