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Teen Driver Dies After Rollover on Perth’s Mitchell Freeway

Police launched a major-crash inquiry, urging witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.

Overview

  • A white Nissan Patrol, which rolled near the Powis Street exit on Sunday about 10:30am, crashed after the 18-year-old driver lost control.
  • Paramedics took him to Royal Perth Hospital, where he died a short time later.
  • Northbound lanes between Southport and Powis streets closed while crews and detectives worked at the scene.
  • Main Roads WA urged drivers to take other routes as traffic banked up for hours, with delays reported back to Hay Street.
  • Major Crash investigators opened an inquiry and asked anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.