- Nine foreigners have been rushed to hospital due to a mass drug overdose
- Emergency services found group seriously ill inside a Perth house on Tuesday
- The nine victims, two women and seven men, are all believed to be foreigners
Two backpackers are fighting for their lives after nine people were rushed to hospital due to a believed mass drug overdose in a Perth home.
Emergency services were called to the home in Victoria Park just before midnight on Tuesday with reports of a group of seriously ill people.
The nine victims, two women and seven men, are all believed to be foreigners, currently backpacking or studying in the country.
They have been taken to three different hospitals across the West Australian capital, with the two critical individuals currently receiving treatment at Royal Perth Hospital.
Police have seized substances from the home and Organised Crime have been notified of the presence of drugs.
More to come.
