An 11-year-old boy has died after the scooter he was riding was involved in a crash with a car in Mandurah, south of Perth.

Emergency services were called to the crash scene on Mandurah Terrace, near Stewart Street, about 5:10pm yesterday, where police say the boy’s scooter, which was not electric, had collided with a Mazda sedan.

He sustained critical injuries and was rushed to Peel Health Campus, but later died.

A 46-year-old man who was driving the car stopped at the scene, and police said he was assisting with their inquiries.

Police originally said the boy had been riding an e-scooter, but later said it was a push scooter.

A close up shot of police tape with cars parked on a street and trees blurred in the background

Police are investigating the crash between the boy’s scooter and car. (ABC News: Cason Ho – file photo)

The Major Crash Section is investigating and has asked anyone with dash cam or mobile phone footage relating to the crash to contact Crime Stoppers.

The boy’s death was the fifth on Western Australian roads over the Easter period, with four others killed in separate crashes since Thursday.

A 35-year-old man died after the car in which he was a passenger struck a tree on Hayman Road in Como, in Perth’s southern suburbs early Monday morning.

Three people were killed on WA roads on Thursday, including a 14-year-old boy struck by a car while riding his off-road motorcycle in Bedfordale, about 40 kilometres south-east of Perth.

Editor’s note: This story initially said the boy was riding an e-scooter, but was amended after police issued a correction.

SOURCE: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/boy-dies-after-crash-between-scooter-and-car-in-mandurah/106536874