Disaster and Emergency

Tragic deathYoung man killed in horror crash on notorious stretch

A 26-year-old man has died in a horror head-on crash at a notorious intersection in Cardup.

Sarah Steger

Drought, fires, virusQBE shares up as first-half loss short of forecast

Investors have raised the share price of QBE by 7 per cent after its first-half net loss was not quite as bad as forecast.

Steven Deare

Blast falloutWA not ready for ‘catastrophic’ explosion

In the wake of last week’s deadly blast in Beirut there is a focus on ammonium nitrate, with local detonation modelling identifying potential effects on hospitals, airports, schools and the CBD.

Peter Law

Caught on cameraDramatic footage reveals chopper rescue off WA coast

Dramatic vision has emerged of the moment a sick sailor was winched from a carrier ship sitting off Augusta in WA’s South West.

Suspicious firesTwo in hospital, three in custody after house fires

Two people have been taken to hospital and three are in custody after two suspicious house fires caused almost $300,000 damage in Perth’s south eastern suburbs last night.

Daryna Zadvirna

BlazeElderly man in hospital after Maddington unit fire

An elderly man has been taken to hospital after a fire tore through the front room of his Maddington home.

Sarah Steger

FatalMan dead in horror South West crash

A man is dead and a woman has been seriously injured after a car veered off a road, rolled and crashed in Yallingup on Sunday.

Sarah Steger

Lebanon disasterFamily of boy killed in Beirut blast to come to WA

The family of the boy killed in the Beirut port explosion this week, two-year-old Isaac Oehlers, will quarantine in Western Australia where they have family.

Phil Hickey, Peter de Kruijff and Annabel Hennessy

Tragic deathTwo-year-old Australian boy killed in Beirut blast

The Australian victim of the Beirut port blast has been identified as Isaac Oehlers with his family saying in a statement they are ‘heartbroken by the sudden and tragic loss of our beautiful boy.”

Chopper rescueMan hospitalised after Bullsbrook crash

Police were called about 12.40am after a silver Holden Statesman travelling north on Meadowbank Ramble left the road and crashed into a fence.

Shannon Hampton

Hard landingRunway crash disaster splits plane in two, killing 17

A special flight carrying evacuees to India who had been stranded abroad because of the coronavirus has skidded off a runway and split in two while landing in heavy rain.

Geoffrey Thomas with AP

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Man thrown from wheelchair in Perth bus incident

A disabled man thrown from his wheelchair when a bus driver mistakenly raised the ramp is one of dozens of slips, falls and accidents on Perth’s public transport system this year.

Kate Emery

Road chaosThree in hospital after Heathridge pileup

A number of people have been taken to hospital for treatment after a driver ploughed into four cars in Perth’s northern suburbs this evening.

Daryna Zadvirna

Lebanon mournsBeirut port workers arrested over deadly blast

Investigation began shortly after the blast occurred and will continue to cover all suspects in the explosion.

Daughter’s tributeSon charged over horror crash that killed parents

A woman has spoken of her family’s devastation at losing both parents in a tragic car crash near Geraldton, in which her brother suffered serious injuries and now faces criminal charges.

Liam Beatty

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‘Massive bang’: Aussie in Beirut describes horror blast

UWA graduate and humanitarian worker Anita Williams was in Beirut when she heard a ’massive bang’, before the building started to sway.

Sarah Ison & Sarah Steger

See the picsBeirut: Before and after the massive explosion

Comparisons of satellite images taken in June and yesterday show the destructive scale of the massive explosion.

Ben Anderson

Humanitarian aidAustralia to send $2m to explosion ravaged Beirut

Australia will send $2 million in humanitarian support to ensure food and medical supplies reach the thousands affected by the massive explosion in Beirut, as the death toll continues to rise.

Sarah Ison and AP

Record rainfallCar engulfed by flood water in Great Southern

Emergency services have responded to more than 30 calls for help after WA’s Great Southern was battered by heavy rain and flooding overnight.

Rourke Walsh

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‘The biggest empty feeling’
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A shattered lover’s plea to WA drivers

Jack Bryant and Maddie Morgan were young, in love and starting a family. In an instant, she was dead in a horror car crash. Two months later, Jack is breaking his silence so her death is not in vein.

Phil Hickey

Brush with death debriefHero rescuers ‘want to have beers’ with shark victim

Surfers Alex Oliver, Jess Woolhouse and Liam Ryan, who saw the Bunker Bay shark attack on Dunsborough man Phil Mummert, debriefed with beers and hugs at the pub after the terrifying incident.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Shark attackShark spotted at same break where surfer was attacked

The victim of yesterday’s shark attack in Bunker Bay is recovering in hospital with his girlfriend, who said it was an unimaginable and gruelling night.

Caitlyn Rintoul

In hospitalCar crashes into fence after Mindarie police pursuit

Two people are in hospital after a car fleeing a random breath test slammed into a fence outside a house in Perth's northern suburbs early Saturday morning.

Ben Anderson

SEE THE SHOCKING IMAGEShark attack victim’s sickening leg wound

A shocking image of shark attack victim Phil Mummert’s leg wound has been revealed as the young surfer’s girlfriend paid tribute to those who helped in the wake of the attack. WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE