00:02The tragedy happened in a matter of seconds, too fast for anyone to intervene.
00:08Drove past the poor young boy that was laying on his side, got out of the car, directed everyone to
00:13get him off the road, let's get him on his back.
00:16He obviously wasn't breathing, didn't have a pulse, so he started CPR.
00:20The 11-year-old boy was riding his scooter down this driveway just after 5pm on Monday when he collided
00:28with a car on Mandra Terrace, the 46-year-old driver uninjured but distraught.
00:34Nurse Nicole Jones and others rushed to help, but the boy could not be saved.
00:38Unfortunately, obviously the injuries were quite severe and I guess what's sticking with me today is just road safety, wear
00:49a helmet, look both ways, be extra careful.
00:52Residents have told us this driveway is dangerous, with oncoming traffic difficult to spot.
00:59They're hoping the speed limit can be reduced to give drivers more time to react.
01:04The tragedy caps off a devastating week on WA roads.
01:09On Thursday, an 18-year-old woman died in Derby after a four-wheel drive rolled in mudflats.
01:16A 14-year-old riding a motorbike died in Bedforddale after crashing into a ute.
01:21A 30-year-old motorcyclist killed after losing control in Jarrodale.
01:26And yesterday, a 35-year-old man died after crashing in Como before the 11-year-old was killed in
01:33Mandra.
01:33We'll continue to make sure we do what we can as a government and that goes to making sure our
01:38roads are safer,
01:39making sure we've got targeted messaging to change driver behaviour and continue to educate the community about the importance of
01:47road safety.
01:47I think what it is time for is to maybe re-examine the systems underneath that Road Trauma Trust account
01:53to see if there's a way that we can kickstart the process of bringing down the road toll.
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