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Tragedy
Perth mother reveals toll of horror Baldivis crash
Ika Lauchlan, an aged care nurse, was driving home along Sixty Eight Road in Baldivis when she was hit by a car with four young men inside, three of whom died.
- by Jamie Freestone
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Reckless riders on footpaths, cycleways may end up in court
E-scooter and bike riders will need to offer assistance after a crash or provide their details under proposed laws to help streamline road rules.
- by Matt Dennien
Crash kills teenager, injures five more in West Australian Goldfields
A 15-year-old has died and his friends rushed to hospital after the ute they were in rolled on a remote unsealed road north-east of Kalgoorlie.
- by Emma Young
Festival turns to tragedy as boy, 2, dies after being hit by car in church car park
Thang Khat Sun was attending a Burmese cultural festival with his family when he was fatally struck in Blackburn North on Saturday night, 19 days before his third birthday.
- by Najma Sambul and Lachlan Abbott
Councils want crackdown on speeding cyclists putting pedestrians at risk
Sydney councils say shared paths may pose safety risks to pedestrians because of cyclists riding too fast and ignoring road rules.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Tragedy
‘I love you boys’: Baldivis crash survivor remembers mates who died
Police are looking into the cause of the crash, including the speed of the cars and the possibility some passengers were not wearing seatbelts.
- by Holly Thompson
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Melbourne
Driver allegedly fled after mowing down young brothers playing in laneway
Witnesses say a driver – who has now been charged with dangerous driving – locked himself in a nearby house after a crash that critically injured an eight-year-old boy.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Alex Crowe
Crash mystery in Bennett Springs as police arrive to abandoned scene
Around an hour after police arrived at the scene, a man presented at a hospital 25 kilometres away in a critical condition.
- by Heather McNeill
Road-safety experts push for 30km/h speed limit to save lives
At 40km/h – which is widely enforced in busy areas and around schools – there is still a 60 per cent likelihood a person hit will be killed.
- by Patrick Hatch
Perspective
City life
‘They’re a 25km/h missile’: The case for and against e-scooters in the city
Getting rid of e-scooters would be a missed opportunity. Let’s explore ways to make them safer before banning them.
- by Courtney Kruk
Family, friends mourn Perth teen killed in Yanchep crash
Friends and family have gathered to mourn a 16-year-old boy killed after the ute he was travelling in left the road and crashed into a tree in Yanchep on Tuesday night.
- by Heather McNeill and Michael Stamp