Three dead in road crashes after horror start to WA long weekend

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Three people are dead and two others are in hospital after four separate road crashes across Western Australia at the start of the long weekend.

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Police arrested the other driver after he allegedly failed to stopTwo women died after a crash in Perth's south, with police still looking for the passenger of one of the vehicles involved.

Police arrested the driver of the Landcruiser a short distance from the site of the Cooloongup crash.The driver of the Landcruiser, a 50-year-old man, failed to stop and was arrested a short distance from the crash site.Police are searching for the male passenger of the Landcruiser, who is not believed to be injured and has not been seen since the crash.Police said the man ran off the road into the retaining wall of a home in Quinns Rocks about midnight.

"Only on Thursday, I was standing there ahead of the long weekend asking people to drive courteously on the roads, to take care, to be aware of the weather conditions which make it more hazardous on the roads," she said. Police Minister Michelle Roberts described the loss of life on WA roads as "absolutely devastating and heartbreaking"."Again, it's a reminder that on country roads — and Darlington has that country road feel, too — you have to be really careful.

"I understand people are excited to be back out on the roads, and some of them will be travelling quite long distances," she said.Long weekend exodus halted The southbound lane of the Mitchell Freeway was blocked off at 10:00pm on Friday, due to works on the Hay Street bridge.The bridge, which has been subject to aThe temporary closure of part of the Mitchell Freeway in Perth could delay some long weekend holidaymakers.

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