Armadale crash: Truck driver ‘OK’ after swerving off South Western Highway and crushing four parked cars

One man is lucky to be alive after his truck swerved off a major highway in Perth’s east, rolling onto its side and crushing four parked cars. 7NEWS reported the truck driver — a man in his 50’s — became trapped after his vehicle veered off South Western Highway, near Dickens Place, Armadale, and smashed into a carpark and local electrical business about 7.30am on Tuesday. Nearby workers came to the man’s rescue, smashing the truck’s sunroof to pull him out. “We cracked open the sunroof to get him out because the doors were jammed,” witness Lucas Viney said. Miraculously, the driver was reported to be “okay”. The terrifying incident comes despite months of pleas from local residents who have called on the State Government to fix the dangerous strip of road. Local Pat Saunders said residents had been pleading with the government since July. “What we’ve asked them is please, please come and look at this road layout,” she said. “I feel not only me, but 243 residents here have been ignored.”