WA crash: three people dead after truck carrying explosives crashes in Pilbara region

Prime mover truck and car incinerated after colliding on Great Northern Highway at Karijini

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Three people are dead after a truck and car crashed in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, sparking a chemical fire.

A prime mover truck and car were incinerated on Tuesday afternoon when they crashed on the Great Northern Highway at Karijini, about 20km south of the Auski roadhouse.

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