{"id":634633,"date":"2026-04-27T18:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/634633\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:57:15","slug":"girls-aged-three-and-four-die-in-hospital-after-ford-territory-slams-into-tree-in-viveash-perth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/634633\/","title":{"rendered":"Girls aged three and four die in hospital after Ford Territory slams into tree in Viveash, Perth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Two young girls have died in hospital more than a week after they were critically injured in a serious car crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The children, aged three and four, died in <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/perth\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Perth<\/a> Children\u2019s Hospital on Sunday, <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/wa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WA<\/a> Police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">They had been in a silver Ford Territory travelling east on Muriel St near Cranwood Cr in Viveash, in the city\u2019s east, when it left the road and struck a tree just before 2.30pm on April 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">They suffered life threatening injuries and were taken by ambulance to hospital, where they spent nine nights under the care of doctors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cSadly, late on Sunday evening &#8230; 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