WA news LIVE: Driver dies after Kalgoorlie Desert Race

October 26, 2026 — 10:31am

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Driver dies after Kalgoorlie Desert Race

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A driver has died following the Kalgoorlie Desert Race yesterday.

The 20-year-old man was driving on an unsealed section of the racetrack around 4.30pm when he lost control of his Toyota Prado station sedan and rolled.

Earlier in the day, hundreds had turned out to the remote strip of racetrack in Kanowna, near Lake Perkolilli, to watch the final day of the annual off-road racing competition.

WA Police said the 20-year-old driver died at the scene.

Three passengers, a 60-year-old woman and two girls, aged 14 and 12, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Major Crash investigators are conducting and examination of the scene and are appealing for anyone who attended the Kalgoorlie Desert Race and saw the vehicle prior to the crash to contact Crime Stoppers.

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Some wet weather to start the working week, but it’ll quickly clear. It’s warming up to the high 20s from Tuesday to Thursday ahead of showers next weekend.

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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Monday, the 26th of October.

Making headlines today, the family of a man who was the victim of an alleged hit-and-run incident in Bibra Lake last week has released a statement expressing their grief over his unexpected death.

Joseph Paratore, 40, was riding his bike on North Lake Road around 5.20am on Tuesday morning when he was fatally struck by what police say was a white Toyota Prado.

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