If Western Australia’s current rate of road crash fatalities continues another 300 people will die on the state’s roads this year, the RAC has warned.
Twenty-three people have already been killed, the highest number of deaths by January 25 in a decade.
RAC general manager corporate affairs Will Golsby said WA saw a major spike in deaths towards the end of 2020 and the upward trend was continuing.
“Twenty-three isn’t just a number — it represents real people whose lives have been tragically cut short, with families and friends who are starting the new year by grieving the sudden loss of a loved one,” he said.
“If deaths continue to occur at this alarming rate, we can expect another 300 people to be killed and thousands more seriously injured on Western Australian roads by the end of this year.”
