Attadale crash: Bailey Burns remembered as a loving soul after high speed crash in Perth
The family and friends of a young man are shocked after he died in a high-speed accident.
Bailey Burns, 23, lost control of his car and crashed into a tree on the Canning Highway in Attadale, south of Perth, early Saturday morning.
Western Australia Police have since confirmed that officers pursued Mr Burns after spotting his Holden Statesman speeding.
He died on the spot, despite desperate attempts by emergency services to save him.
Shocking images from the scene show the car flipped over and split in half from the force of the impact, with debris strewn across the Canning Highway.
Burns’ death prompted an outpouring of tributes on social media.
“Still shocked to my core to hear this. Rest in peace,” one person wrote.
Another added: ‘Hold your loved ones a little closer.’
Tributes have poured in for 23-year-old Perth man Bailey Burns (pictured right) after he died in a horrific crash on Saturday
Shocking photos from the scene show the car flipped over and torn apart by the impact of the crash.
A few hours after his death, a GoFundMe was launched to help Mr Burns’ family pay for a funeral and ‘the send-off he deserves’.
“For those in the know, we all recently lost a dear soul: Bailey Burns,” the fundraising page reads.
‘With this Go Fund Me we want to cover the funeral costs and all other related matters. Our family appreciates every donation, big or small.’
GoFundMe raised over $34,000 in no time.
Bailey Burns is remembered as a loving soul
Investigators of the major crash have examined the crime scene, while the Internal Affairs department has launched its own investigation.
Anyone with information or footage of the Holden Statesman before the crash is urged to contact police.