A 21-year-old woman has died and a 23-year-old man has life-threatening injuries after the car he was driving was torn in half during a collision with another vehicle near Mundaring, in Perth's east.
The crash happened in Mahogany Creek on the Great Eastern Highway on Friday night.
The woman was a front-seat passenger in a blue Nissan Skyline being driven by the man when it collided with a blue Ford Falcon, also being driven by a 23-year-old man.
The woman was taken to Midland Hospital, but died a short time later.
The driver of the Nissan Skyline was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening head and chest injuries.
The driver of the Ford Falcon and a 19-year-old passenger were both taken to hospital with serious injuries.
A second passenger in that car, a teenager, escaped serious injury.
Major Crash investigators are urging anyone who saw the accident, or either of the cars leading up to it, to contact Crime Stoppers.
