The vehicle was torn to pieces after a single impact… but what happened to the two young men captured on camera has left many people unable to believe their eyes
WARNING: Some viewers may find footage confronting.
Two young men are lucky to be alive after being thrown metres through the air in a terrifying collision caught on camera south-east of Perth.
The Friday night ride in Gosnells took a terrifying turn when two men on the back of a dirt bike were sent somersaulting through the air.
Two young men are lucky to be alive after being thrown metres through the air in a terrifying collision caught on camera south-east of Perth. 9News
The pair, both 20 years old, collided with a Camry just before 9pm at the intersection of Eudoria and Walter Street, Gosnells.
Their unlicensed dirt bike was torn apart in the crash and debris sent flying everywhere.
Miraculously, they survived the crash and are recovering at Royal Perth Hospital after suffering non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the car was unhurt.
It’s crashes like this one that WA’s state government says it’s working to prevent with the road toll so far this year at 137 people.
Miraculously, they survived the crash and are recovering at Royal Perth Hospital after suffering non-life-threatening injuries. 9News
A $78 million program was announced on Saturday, featuring a number of upgrades across the state.
There are 110 projects planned around the state, including 50 in regional WA and also 60 in the metropolitan area, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said.
It includes one on Guildford Road in Bayswater, where along the stretch of the dual carriageway between Grafton Road and Ferguson Street, there have been 66 crashes in the past five years.
There will be a $52,000 project for a new signalised pedestrian crossing and better street lighting.
It’s one of several black spots getting a fix, which also includes traffic signals and pedestrian upgrades in Vincent and better lighting in Armadale.
There are signs the road safety message is getting through with authorities recording a 78 per cent drop in seatbelt and mobile phone offences since AI cameras were introduced.
But ultimately, the record spend is hoping to reduce the number of fatalities not just fines.
SOURCE: 9 NEWS
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