A seven-month-old baby has been killed after a rideshare vehicle crashed into a tree in Perth’s south-eastern suburbs early on Saturday morning.
The car was travelling along Nicholson Road in Lynwood around 3.40am when the crash occurred, also injuring a three-year-old child who was taken to Perth Children’s Hospital with serious injuries.
Their mother, a 32-year-old woman, and the seven-month-old were both rushed to Fiona Stanley Hospital also with serious injuries. The baby died in hospital.
The driver, a 35-year-old man, received minor injuries in the crash.
CCTV footage of the incident shows the vehicle colliding with a bus stop before coming to a stop after crashing into the tree.
Witness Chadni Sard told 9News Perth she had heard a loud noise, and her husband had rushed out to see what had happened.
“She (the mother) was crying out ‘my baby’s not breathing, my baby’s not breathing, please help us’,” she said.
Other witnesses tried to help the family, and were giving the baby CPR in an effort to save them.
Police are now investigating the incident, including whether the children had been secured in booster seats, which is not a legal requirement for taxis or rideshares in WA.
Major Crash investigators are urging anyone who saw the crash, or who saw the silver Toyota Kluger travelling in the area before the crash, to contact Crime Stoppers
Anyone with dash-cam or mobile phone vision relating to this crash, can upload the vision directly to investigators.
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