Woman and boy, 10, are killed after they were hit by semi-trailer while waiting in a broken-down car

Young woman and boy, 10, hit by a semi-trailer and killed while waiting in a broken-down car that had ran out of petrol

  • A young woman and ten-year-old boy have been fatally struck by semi-trailer 
  • They were waiting in a car with three other children when hit from behind
  • Vehicle ran out of petrol at around midnight on Brookton-Corrigin Road, WA
  • The 27-year-old driver went to source petrol while they tragically waited in car

A young woman and ten-year-old boy have been killed after they were struck by a semi-trailer while waiting in a broken-down car.

The fatal accident occurred two hours east of Perth on Brookton-Corrigin Road, Western Australia, when the Holden Commodore towing a trailer ran out of fuel at about midnight.

The 27-year-old male driver went to source petrol and left behind a 26-year-old woman and four children – three boys aged ten, eight, five and a three-year-old girl – to wait in the vehicle.

A young woman and ten-year-old boy have been killed after they were struck by a semi-trailer while waiting in a broken-down car on Brookton-Corrigin Road (pictured) 

The woman and ten-year-old boy were waiting with three other children for the male driver to return with petrol after the Commodore ran out of fuel at around midnight on Sunday

The woman and ten-year-old boy were waiting with three other children for the male driver to return with petrol after the Commodore ran out of fuel at around midnight on Sunday

In tragic circumstances, a semi-trailer towing grain trailers travelled around the bend of the road and crashed into the back of the waiting car and trailer.

The vehicle and trailer were both pushed into a nearby paddock.

The 26-year-old woman died at the scene and the ten-year-old boy was declared dead when St John Ambulance attended the scene.

The two other boys suffered serious injuries and the young girl received minor injuries.

They were all transported to Perth Children’s Hospital by helicopter.

Police later located the driver of the Commodore walking along the road about eleven kilometres of Corrigin.

A semi-trailer towing grain trailers travelled around the bend of the road and crashed into the back of the waiting car and trailer

A semi-trailer towing grain trailers travelled around the bend of the road and crashed into the back of the waiting car and trailer

The fatal accident occurred two hours east of Perth on Brookton-Corrigin Road, Western Australia (pictured)

The fatal accident occurred two hours east of Perth on Brookton-Corrigin Road, Western Australia (pictured)

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