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More than one in four Western Australians say they have experienced a road incident about this time of the day — the highest rate recorded in any State.

TrafficVideoThe Perth suburbs where 3pm is a danger zone

More than one in four Western Australians say they have experienced a road incident about this time of the day — the highest rate in any State.

Troy de Ruyter

A crash between a truck and two cars has caused significant peak-hour disruptions on a main WA highway.

TrafficTruck and two cars collide, highway shut, man in hospital

A crash between a truck and two cars has caused significant peak-hour disruptions on a main WA highway.

Brooke Rolfe

A teenager was taken to hospital after a crash during peak-hour in Baldivis. 

TrafficTeen taken to hospital after early morning Baldivis crash

A teenager was taken to hospital after a crash during peak-hour in Baldivis. 

Brooke Rolfe

Police have shut off an exit of Mitchell Freeway in response to an early-morning incident.

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Mitchell Freeway exit reopens after brutal bashing

A man has been seriously injured after reportedly being robbed and assaulted by two men in an incident that shut down a Mitchell Freeway exit. 

Brooke Rolfe

A crash on Armadale Road eastbound has closed lanes on both sides of the road, causing traffic chaos on Sunday afternoon.

PerthChaos as crash closes multiple lanes on major Perth road

Police are on the scene. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

A breakdown on Kwinana Freeway southbound has closed lanes on the major Perth road.

PerthChaos as breakdown closes lane on major Perth freeway

A breakdown has blocked a lane on the major Perth road, causing traffic headaches for motorists heading home on Saturday evening. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Kwinana Freeway has been shut as emergency services rush to the scene of a serious vehicle rollover.

PerthKwinana Freeway shut as emergency services rush to crash

The northbound lanes have been closed, with Main Roads WA warning motorists to stay away from the area.

Taylor Renouf

A major Perth highway has been shut down following a serious early-morning crash.

PerthDriver fighting for life after early-morning crash

A woman is fighting for life and a major Perth highway has been shut after the crash.

Brooke Rolfe

Dockers fans on their way to Optus Stadium have been hit by major train delays.

TrafficTechnical issue leaves Dockers fans stuck on trains in Perth

Dockers fans on their way to Optus Stadium have been hit by major train delays.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Footy fans are being urged to leave more time to travel for tonight’s clash against the Crows, with heavy congestion expected on routes to the Optus Stadium.

FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTYTRAFFIC ALERT: Drivers told to expect extra peak-hour chaos

Dockers faithful heading to the Optus Stadium tonight are being encouraged to leave plenty of time to travel with peak-hour traffic expected to disrupt journeys.

Zosia Melanczuk

A teen girl was raced to the hospital under lights and sirens.

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Teen pedestrian struck by car raced to hospital

A street in Perth’s CBD was temporarily shut to motorists on Wednesday morning as emergency crews responded. 

Tegwen Bescoby

Boom gates are down at a busy rail crossing in Bassendean, with motorists urged to seek an alternate route as traffic builds in the area.

TrafficBoom gates down as Perth traffic chaos continues

Motorists are encountering multiple disruptions across the city this morning.

Troy de Ruyter

Monday morning commuters are facing bumper-to-bumper traffic on a major Perth road after a rubbish truck was involved in a crash. 

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Gridlock chaos as flurry of crashes grip Perth roads

Monday morning commuters are facing bumper-to-bumper traffic on a major Perth road after a crash. 

Brooke Rolfe

The new Fremantle Traffic Bridge is progressing ahead of schedule and will be open before the end of the year.

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Huge update on the progress of new Fremantle Traffic Bridge

Commuters who have been forced to detour via the Stirling Bridge for months will likely welcome the update.

Hannah Cross

Traffic has also ground to a halt on Toodyay Road eastbound after Roe Highway following a crash reported about 4pm.

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Traffic carnage as multiple Perth roads closed after crashes

Perth motorists are faced major delays heading into the weekend, with a string of crashes and breakdowns causing road closures and traffic chaos across the city.

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Traffic chaos unfolded across Perth on Friday morning after multiple crashes caused lengthy delays.

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Spate of crashes cause traffic carnage across Perth

Traffic chaos unfolded across Perth on Friday morning after multiple crashes caused lengthy delays.

Brooke Rolfe

The crash on Leach Highway.

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Crash on Leach Highway holds up traffic after morning chaos

A crash on Leach Highway has caused more headaches for Perth motorists, just as a string of earlier peak-hour crashes were cleared.

Troy de Ruyter

The latest crash, reported by Main Roads WA at around 4.45pm brought motorists to a crawl as the right lane was blocked on Tonkin Highway northbound before Stock West Road in Bullsbrook.

TrafficPerth rush hour carnage as crashes plague freeways

Perth motorists experienced delays and diversions with multiple crashes causing chaos on major freeways on Wednesday afternoon.

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Car fire on Kwinana freeway northbound before Roe Highway on Wednesday morning.

PerthCar engulfed in flames on Kwinana Freeway

A car was engulfed in flames on Kwinana Freeway, causing traffic chaos heading northbound towards the city. 

Brooke Rolfe

A boat coming loose from its trailer is causing major traffic delays at a busy intersection.

TrafficBoat on road causes traffic chaos in Perth’s south

A boat coming loose from its trailer is causing major traffic delays at a busy intersection.

Troy de Ruyter

Motorists heading towards the city are facing lengthy delays after a two-car crash involving a light pole. 

TrafficTraffic chaos on major freeway after crash downs light pole

Motorists heading into Perth face lengthy delays after a two-car crash took out a light pole.

Brooke Rolfe

A crash is causing chaos on a major Perth freeway as the afternoon traffic rush begins.

TrafficCrash blocks three lanes on major Perth freeway

A crash is causing chaos on a major Perth freeway as the afternoon traffic rush begins.

Taylor Renouf

A serious crash has closed a major Perth road during peak-hour traffic on Thursday.

TrafficPolice shut major road as emergency services rush to crash

A serious crash closed a major Perth road during peak-hour traffic on Thursday.

Zosia Melanczuk

The crash was reported just after 6am Thursday on Mitchell Freeway heading southbound.

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Emergency crews respond to crash on major Perth road

Emergency crews are at the scene of an ugly crash that has blocked a lane of traffic on Thursday morning.

Brooke Rolfe