A seven-year-old boy has been seriously injured after he was thrown from a car that crashed near Mount Barker on Saturday evening.
Police say the boy had been sitting in the back seat of a Jeep Cherokee with a three-year-old girl at around 9.30pm when the accident occurred.
Mt Barker Police posted a warning on Twitter: "crash Albany Highway near James Road Mount Barker. Both lanes closed at this time. Plan alternate routes please."
Photo: Mt Barker PoliceThe car was travelling north on Albany Highway, near the intersection of James Road, when its 30-year-old driver lost control.
The car rolled a number of times, and hit a tree on the side of the road.
The seven-year-old boy was thrown from the vehicle and is understood to have received serious injuries.
He was taken to Albany Hospital by ambulance, and was then flown by the Royal Flying Doctors Service to Princess Margaret Hospital for further treatment.
Both the three-year-old girl and the 30-year-old woman driver were uninjured.
Albany Highway remains closed in both directions from Mitchell Street through to Yellanup Road in Mount Barker.
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