Wiluna fatal crash: Woman trapped inside car with two dead people for eight hours on unsealed road

A woman is believed to have been trapped inside a car with two dead people for up to eight hours after a serious crash on a remote road about 170km north of Wiluna. The Major Crash Squad is on its way to the scene of the single-vehicle rollover, which happened on an unsealed road between Kumarina and Wiluna about midnight last night. Two people — a man and a woman — lost their lives in the crash, while a third person — a woman — survived. She was driven to Ngangganawili Aboriginal Health Service in Wiluna earlier today with what was believed to be non-life threatening injuries. A truck driver, who came across the wreck earlier today, has been hailed a hero by police after he made the difficult decision to leave the crash site to go and call for help. “It’s a horrible situation,” Mid West Gascoyne District Inspector Dave Hooper said. “People have been in situ for at least eight hours before help came.” Due to the lack of reception in the area, the truck driver was forced to drive more than 160kms towards Wiluna to be able to get within mobile range and alert police. It is understood he was able to raise the alarm about 8.30am. “He made the hard decision of ‘do I stay or do I go’,” Insp. Hooper said. “We suspect the accident happened about midnight.” The incident triggered the closure of liquor stores in Newman until at least 4pm. “There has been a tragic event this morning and I’ve made the decision to close all the licenced premises to takeaway packaged alcohol until 4pm today,” Jon Munday of Newman Police told social media users. “Please understand that I do not make these decisions without careful consideration to the safety and well-being of the whole community.” Neds Creek Station resident Raelene Hall said she had heard the crash happened “somewhere between Great Northern Highway and our turn off (for Neds Creek)”. “It’s a very remote area, not many people live out here. It’s a gravel road, I’m unsure what the speed limit is but I wouldn’t be driving fast on it,” she said. “There’s been a lot more traffic on the Wiluna North Road since COVID because its faster to head north from Kalgoorlie than to pass through Meekatharra.” Two police crews from Meekatharra and Wiluna are at the crash site with major crash investigators on their way. Inquiries are continuing into the cause of the crash.