Woman charged over horror car crash that killed twin girls

A 31-year-old woman has been charged after seven-year-old twin sisters were killed in a car crash in Western Australia.

Police have charged the driver of a car that crashed into a tree and killed twin seven-year-old girls in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region four months ago.

Emergency services attended the scene of the serious crash on Great Eastern Highway in Carrabin, between Merredin and Southern Cross, just after 11am on Sunday February 18.

The twin girls, Riley and Macey, were killed in the crash in February. Picture : Supplied

“Upon arrival at the scene it was confirmed the crash involved a white Toyota Camry sedan which had left the road and struck a tree,” a Western Australian Police Force statement issued at the time said.

“Tragically, two seven-year-old girls died at the scene.

“The driver, a 31-year-old woman, was taken by St John WA to Merredin Hospital.”

On Sunday, the WA police said a 31-year-old woman from Halls Head south of Perth had now been charged with two counts of careless driving causing death, grievous bodily harm or bodily harm.

She is due to appear before the Northam Magistrates Court on Monday.

Originally published as Woman charged over horror car crash that killed twin girls