A 12-year-old girl remains in a critical condition in hospital after a horror head-on crash on a Western Australian highway that killed two men and left another woman critically injured.
Major crash detectives are investigating the cause of the collision on the North West Coastal Highway at Hamelin Pool, near Shark Bay, which occurred on Monday morning.
Police confirmed on Tuesday that the 60-year-old male driver of a RAM ute towing a caravan, and a 45-year-old man driving a Toyota Landcruiser, both died at the scene.
Critical injuries and airlift
A 12-year-old girl and a woman in her 50s, both passengers in the RAM, were critically injured in the crash. They were airlifted by a Royal Flying Doctor Service jet to Perth Children's Hospital and Royal Perth Hospital, respectively, where they remain in critical conditions.
Another four injured people were assessed by paramedics and taken to Monkey Mia Airport before they were also airlifted back to Perth.
As of Tuesday morning, a stretch of highway between Overlander Roadhouse and Billabong Roadhouse remains closed, according to Main Roads.
Witness describes scene
Motorist Josh Osgood drove past the scene of the crash only minutes after the incident occurred, saying the cars had been completely destroyed.
“The vehicles were in a million bits,” he told The West Australian. “I saw the guys with a medical bag running over to help. I hope the kid pulls through.”
Hamelin Pool is a popular tourist destination that makes up part of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. It is known for its diverse stromatolites; rock-like structures also called “living fossils”.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact police. Investigations remain ongoing.
