Canning Vale Fatal Crash

Officers from the Major Crash Investigation Section are seeking the public's assistance for information following a fatal crash that occurred in Canning Vale on Monday, 4 May 2026.

About 6.50pm, a white Ford Ranger utility was travelling in a north easterly direction on Nicholson Road when it hit a beige Toyota Yaris hatchback travelling in the same direction. The Ford Ranger crossed the median strip and struck a tree before rolling.

The driver, a 42-year-old man, sustained critical injuries in the crash and died at the scene.

The 23-year-old female driver of the Toyota Yaris was uninjured.

Major Crash investigators are urging anyone who saw the crash, or who saw the Ford Ranger utility or the Toyota Yaris hatchback travelling in the area prior to the crash, to contact Crime Stoppers online at www.crimestopperswa.com.au or by calling 1800 333 000.

Anyone with dash-cam, CCTV, or mobile phone vision relating to this crash, is asked to upload the vision directly to investigators via this link: https://wapf.au.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/monday4mayab…

If you or anyone you know has been affected by a road crash, contact Road Trauma Support WA on 1300 004 814.

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