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Police appeal for Narrikup fatal crash witnesses

Tim EdmundsAlbany Advertiser
The scene from the fatal head-on crash in Narrikup on Monday.
Camera IconThe scene from the fatal head-on crash in Narrikup on Monday. Credit: Albany Advertiser

Police say they are unsure how a Mt Barker man came to be on the incorrect side of the road and died in a horrific head-on crash on Albany Highway on Monday afternoon.

The 45-year-old man was travelling north on Albany Highway when his white Mitsubishi Magna collided with a Nissan X-trail being driven by a Mandurah man and woman 100m north of the Jackson Road intersection about 3.40pm.

The Mt Barker man died at the scene from his injuries while the occupants of the X-trail, a man and a woman from Dudley Park in Mandurah, remain in a critical but stable condition in Royal Perth Hospital after being airlifted by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Mt Barker police, St John Ambulance, and Department of Fire and Emergency Services personnel attended the scene.

Great Southern police district traffic enforcement Sergeant Andrew Norton said police were investigating why the man was on the incorrect side of the road and were appealing for witnesses into the fatal crash.

“It’s sad for Mt Barker three of their residents have been killed in a week,” he said.

Great Southern traffic police are appealing for witnesses who saw either vehicles prior to the crash.

Anyone with information regarding this crash, or who saw either of the vehicles involved prior to the crash, is asked to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au.

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