Collie residents urged to support grieving family
COLLIE residents are being urged to support a grieving family following the death of a man in his 70s on Thursday morning.
Police and Emergency Services were called to a traffic crash about 9:20am after a Mitsubishi Outlander travelling north on the South Western Highway in Waroona hit a tree.
The driver, believed to be in her 60s, was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries by the RAC Rescue helicopter.
A man believed to be in his 70s who was a passenger in the vehicle died as a result of the injuries.
Senior Sergeant Mike Dean said the pair have family in Collie and is urging people to get behind the family.
Anyone who saw the crash or the Mitsubishi before the crash is asked to call Crime Stopper on 1800 333 000.
