A young Indian-origin truck driver has died in a horror highway crash on the outskirts of Perth, pushing Western Australia’s road toll to its highest level in over a decade.
The male driver — the sole occupant — was found trapped inside the burning wreckage and was declared dead at the scene.
The deceased has been identified by local Punjabi media outlets as 23-year-old Arshpreet Singh Khakhra, an Indian international student originally from Tarn Taran in Punjab, India.
The young man had been working as a truck driver in Western Australia.
It is reported that Arshpreet’s family in his home village is devastated by the news of his death and has urged the government to expedite the repatriation of his body to India.
According to reports the crash occurred just after 8:15am on Tuesday when a white Volvo truck veered off the Great Eastern Highway near the intersection of Old Northam Road in Wooroloo, northeast of Perth.
It is reported that the truck smashed through a barrier, overturned, and burst into flames — believed to have started inside its fuel tank.
Emergency services, including three St John WA ambulance crews and career and volunteer firefighters, rushed to the scene.
Footage from the crash site shows the truck torn in half and charred beyond recognition. The exact cause of the crash remains under investigation, with Major Crash officers now appealing for witnesses to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers.
Khakhra’s death brings WA’s 2025 road toll to 93 — the highest figure recorded by this point in the year in more than a decade.
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