A 7-month-old baby has died after a rideshare vehicle crashed into a tree in Perth’s south-east overnight, leaving two other passengers seriously injured.
A silver Toyota Kluger left the carriageway of Nicholson Road in Lynwood before striking a tree about 3:40am on Saturday, WA Police said in a statement.
A 35-year-old man, who police say was driving the rideshare vehicle, suffered minor injuries.
The crash also caused damage to fences and a bus stop. (ABC News: Pip Waller)
Three passengers — a 32-year-old woman and two children, aged seven months and three years — were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The baby later died at Fiona Stanley Hospital.
The circumstances surrounding the crash are under investigation.
Anyone who saw the vehicle travelling in the area before the crash, or who witnessed the incident, are being urged to contact Crime Stoppers.