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Western Australia’s road deaths surpass 2025 total after five fatalities
Five people died in crashes across Western Australia over two days, bringing the state’s road toll to 186 this year.
That is already higher than the 184 people killed on WA roads in 2025, with weeks still left in the year.
Three young adults died when their car left Yilliminning Road near Narrogin and hit trees on Friday morning.
Later that day, a 35-year-old motorcyclist died in a collision on Mandurah Road in Dudley Park, and a 41-year-old man died after his car hit a tree near Bunbury on Saturday.
Most of the deaths were in regional areas, where road safety upgrades have been called for.
The state government says it is investing in regional speed cameras and other enforcement measures, while a road safety commission spokesperson says reducing deaths requires a community-wide approach.
Drivers are being urged to adjust to road conditions, avoid fatigue and take care as Christmas travel approaches.
Five people died on Western Australian roads over two days, taking the 2026 road toll to 186.
That figure has surpassed the 184 people killed on the state’s roads in 2025.
Three young people died when their car left Yilliminning Road near Narrogin and hit trees on Friday morning.
Two other men died in separate crashes on Friday evening and Saturday night.
The deaths prompted calls for greater road-safety investment, particularly on regional roads.
- Who
- Five people died: a 23-year-old man, a 22-year-old woman, a 21-year-old man, a 35-year-old man and a 41-year-old man.
- What
- Five people were killed in separate road crashes, taking Western Australia’s 2026 road toll to 186.
- When
- Over the two days before November 15, 2026.
- Where
- Western Australia, including Yilliminning Road near Narrogin, Mandurah Road in Dudley Park and Mumballup.
- Why
- The crashes involved vehicles leaving the road and colliding with trees, and a collision between two motorcycles. The causes were not otherwise stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Three people died after their car left Yilliminning Road towards Narrogin and collided with trees.
A 35-year-old man died when his Kawasaki motorcycle collided with a Triumph motorcycle on Mandurah Road in Dudley Park.
A 41-year-old man died after his car left the road and struck a tree in Mumballup.
The reported 2026 road toll reached 186, exceeding the 2025 total of 184.
- Deaths over two days
- 5 people
- 2026 road toll
- 186
- 2025 road toll
- 184
- Narrogin crash
- 3 people died
- Dudley Park crash
- 35-year-old Kawasaki rider died; Triumph rider had non-life-threatening injuries
- Mumballup crash
- 41-year-old man died
What people are saying
Every road death is one too many, but the fact we’ve already surpassed last year’s toll with weeks still to come should be setting off alarm bells.
and it requires a unified community-driven approach to reduce fatalities
if we keep going the way we’re going, we will likely see more than 200 people killed on our roads for the first time in 18 years.