Updated ,first published
Three people have died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree in Perth’s east on Saturday morning.
The vehicle was travelling along Stoneville Road near Timbertop Way and La Grange Road when it left the road at about 8.50am and crashed, fatally injuring all three occupants.
Brent Fuller was at home nearby when he got a message saying there had been an accident at the intersection of his street.
“I came around the corner and saw the car there wedged between two trees,” he told 9 News Perth.
“It was pretty serious. The roof was semi ripped open. It was pretty mangled and it’s an old car too, so it’s made out of proper steel.
“It was wedged inside two trees – only 1.5 – maybe 2 metres wide.
“A tree was on top of it as well. A bobcat was already here getting ready to pull it off, just trying to open it up for the emergency services as best they could for when they got here.”
Fuller and other passersby tried to help the occupants inside.
Other neighbours said they heard revving before a loud bang, with no sounds of brakes.
Another witness said she saw the vehicle “careen” past her, veering into her lane.
“I think they over corrected and ended up sideways pinned between two trees,” she said.
The incident happened just before 9am on Saturday morning and multiple police, firefighters and ambulance officers attended the scene.
The road was closed as officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section examined the scene but has since opened.
