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Multiple Critically Injured in Crash Near WA Tourist Town
Police said a caravan towing vehicle rolled in the two-car collision, and Major Crash investigators are examining the circumstances.
- On Monday, August 3, 2026, two people died and a 12-year-old passenger suffered critical injuries after a two-vehicle collision on the North West Coastal Highway in Hamelin Pool, 700km north of Perth.
- Following the crash, Main Roads closed the highway between Overlander Roadhouse and Billabong Roadhouse after a vehicle towing a caravan rolled at approximately 11:30 am.
- Royal Flying Doctors Service airlifted the 12-year-old to Perth for medical treatment, with doctors and a nurse stabilizing the child and a surviving adult at Shark Bay Airport, about 830km north of Perth.
- Witness James Capener reported significant congestion as delays escalated to 24 hours for stranded travelers, stating, "There is a lot of confusion & it went from that five hour to that 24 hours really quick."
- According to the Road Safety Commission, fatalities on Western Australia roads reached 131 this year, compared to 123 last year, as Major Crash investigators examine the collision scene.
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2 dead, 2 critically injured in west Australian highway collision
SYDNEY, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and two others were critically injured in a collision between two vehicles in a remote region of Western Australia (WA) on Monday. The WA police force said that the two vehicles, one of which was towing a caravan, collided on a highway over 600 km north of Perth around 11:30 a.m. local time on Monday, causing the caravan to roll. Two people died as a resul
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