A young man has been struck by a car on a busy Perth road after wandering from a median strip directly into the path of oncoming traffic, triggering an emergency response that brought police and ambulances to Doubleview on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred just before 8am on Huntriss Road in Doubleview, when the man, aged in his 20s, stepped off the median strip and was hit by a passing vehicle. Security camera footage captured the alarming sequence of events, including a near miss with one car before the man was struck by another. He fell to the ground, and bystanders quickly stopped to assist before emergency services arrived.
Emergency Response and Road Disruption
Police cordoned off a section of Huntriss Road following the collision, causing significant traffic disruption throughout the surrounding streets. The injured man was transported to Royal Perth Hospital, where he was treated in the emergency department.
Locals in the area were caught off guard by the sudden police presence and road closures. One Doubleview resident, Laura Tatchell, described the flow-on effects of the incident.
"It was really bad traffic in the back streets trying to get home," she said. "We saw police cars but we didn't know what had happened."
Bystanders Rush to Help Injured Man
After the man was knocked to the ground, he was left lying on the road momentarily before other motorists stopped and members of the public rushed to check on him. The response from strangers at the scene was swift, with people stepping in to help ahead of the arrival of emergency services.
The exact circumstances that led the man to be on the median strip and subsequently move into traffic have not been confirmed. Investigations into the incident are ongoing. For those living and driving in Perth's fast-growing suburbs, the incident is a reminder of the risks on increasingly busy local roads.
