Motorbike rider killed and a second injured in separate Perth crashes
A motorbike rider has died and another is in a serious condition in hospital after separate major crashes.
The fatal smash happened on the winding Canning Dam Rd in Ashendon, southeast of Perth, about 3.10pm on Thursday.
A black Kawasaki was travelling southwest when it collided with a Nissan 370Z coupe heading in the opposite direction.
St John paramedics attended but the 45-year-old male rider could not be saved and died at the scene.
The Nissan driver, a 36-year-old man, was taken to Armadale Hospital as a precaution.
Later on Thursday, a 20-year-old rider was seriously injured in a separate crash involving a bike and car in Perth.
The young rider's bike collided with a ute on Welshpool Rd near Gladys Rd in Lesmurdie about 8.40pm.
They are currently in Royal Perth Hospital in a stable condition.
The 49-year-old driver of the white ute was unhurt.
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