A woman is dead after a car ploughed into a home in the inner-city Perth suburb of Rivervale late on Friday night.
Police said a yellow Ford Falcon sedan was travelling in a north-easterly direction on Alexander Road when it left the road and crashed into a house about 11.40pm.
Major Crash is investigating the incident. (ABC News: Mya Kordic)
A 53-year-old woman who was inside the house died from her injuries at the scene.
A family friend of the woman described her death as a “tragic incident” for their “tight-community”.
He said the woman, from Nepal, had been visiting family in Perth and described her as “really charming” and “loving”.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the crash. (ABC News: Mya Kordic)
The 36-year-old male driver and 43-year-old male passenger of the vehicle were not injured.
The driver was arrested and is assisting police with their inquiries.
Police and SES crews were examining the scene on Saturday morning.
Two SES crew members were examining the scene on Saturday morning. (ABC News: Mya Kordic)
It is not uncommon for cars to crash into houses, but it is rare for the people inside them to be killed.
A teenage learner driver was jailed in 2011 after crashing into a house while under the influence of alcohol, killing a man inside, in the southern Perth suburb of Safety Bay.
Officers from Major Crash are investigating and are appealing for any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.
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