Emergency services rush to free three people trapped after one person died in a horror collision between a truck and a car

  • One person has died and another three trapped in horror car and truck collision 
  • The accident happened on a busy highway south of Perth on Thursday afternoon
  • Three survivors are reportedly in a critical condition and being flown to hospital

One person has died and three others, including a 16-year-old boy, are critically injured after a horror collision between a truck and a car.

The collision occurred on the South West Highway in Waroona, south of Perth, on Thursday just after 4pm local time.

Three people were reportedly trapped in the wreckage for as long as two hours as emergency services rushed to the scene.

A horror collision between a truck and a car has claimed the life of one driver and left three critically injured

A horror collision between a truck and a car has claimed the life of one driver and left three critically injured

St John Ambulance Western Australia posted to social media, saying three people were being airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital at 6:20pm.

All three are reportedly in a critical condition.

Aerial footage of the collision shows the truck was rolled over in the accident and the car crumpled.

The highway has been closed, with paramedics, police and fire crews remaining on the scene.

The tragedy continues a horror day on Western Australia's roads, after a man died after being hit by a concrete truck in Perth's eastern suburbs earlier in the morning. 

It's understood three others were trapped in the car's wreckage for as long as two hours

It's understood three others were trapped in the car's wreckage for as long as two hours

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Emergency services rush to free three people trapped in horror collision between a truck and a car

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