A serious crash on the Kwinana Freeway caused significant traffic delays and disrupted train services in Perth's south on Thursday. The incident occurred around 1pm just south of the North Lake and Armadale Road interchange, involving a car and a truck.
Southbound traffic on the freeway was very heavy for almost 8 kilometres, coming to a standstill through Jandakot and Cockburn. The crash damaged rail infrastructure in the freeway median, leading to cancellations on the Mandurah line for several hours.
Transperth announced that Mandurah line services resumed between Elizabeth Quay and Rockingham just before 6pm, though not to the usual timetable. The Thornlie-Cockburn Line was also down for a short period but later resumed. Train replacement buses ran between Elizabeth Quay and Aubin Grove, with extensive queues reported.
The driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, escaped with non-life threatening injuries. The white car was extremely damaged, and a large set of wheels became detached from the truck. The crash also caused delays on the Yanchep line further north.
Main Roads WA confirmed the crash had been cleared by just before 5pm, but train services were still impacted. The cancelled train service on the Mandurah line affected services for the AC/DC concert at Perth Stadium that evening.
