03-08-2025
Hundreds of Perth homes left without electricity for hours after horror crash
Two people are in intensive care tonight after their car lost control and flipped in Perth's south-east.
The vehicle ended up entangled in a tree and a power pole, which plunged hundreds of homes into darkness for more than 12 hours.
The Toyota Land Cruiser was left a twisted mess and flipped on its side, after the driver allegedly lost control along Southern River Road in Gosnells just after midnight.
Locals heard the crash and called emergency services.
'[I] came out, called Triple Zero straight away, a couple of neighbours came out to see what was going on,' resident Manu Nebe told Nine News.
The vehicle mounted the median strip, taking out a power pole, which left more than 200 residents in the dark for much of the day.
Police say a 24-year-old man was behind the wheel and with him was a 25-year-old woman.
They say the woman was crying and screaming for help, with one neighbour staying beside her and keeping her calm until emergency services arrived.
