Man dies after being struck by car in Perth suburb of Bayswater
A blue tarpaulin covers the car involved in the incident in Bayswater. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
In short:
Police were called to the Perth suburb of Bayswater where a man in his 50s had been struck by a car.
Police believe the driver was armed with a knife and had two children with him.
What's next?
The man hit by the vehicle was declared dead in hospital and the alleged driver is being medically assessed.
A man has died in hospital after he was hit by a car, believed to be driven by a man carrying a knife who had two children in the vehicle.
Police were called to Cantlebury Road in Bayswater at about 11am on Tuesday after reports of a man in a silver Holden Commodore behaving erratically.
A short time later, there was an incident on Rose Avenue between the driver of the Commodore and a pedestrian, who was struck by the vehicle.
A man aged in his 50s was taken to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, but he could not be saved.
A heavy police presence descended on Bayswater after the incident. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
Police apprehended the driver at the scene, just outside the Bayswater Hotel.
A man in his 30s is in custody and was being medically assessed.
Two young children were in the vehicle at the time, and were unharmed during the incident.
Inspector Jason Van Der Ende described the matter as complex. (ABC News: Lauren Smith)
"While we're working to establish the full circumstances surrounding incident, it is believed the driver of the silver Commodore was seen acting erratically in the area, potentially armed with a knife," Inspector Jason Van Der Ende said.
"This matter is complex and will take some time to fully investigate.
St John Ambulance at the scene of a Bayswater incident where at least one person was injured. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
"This is a traumatic incident for all people involved, but I want to reassure the community that we have the incident fully contained.
"We have a number of policing units involved, including specialist investigators from the major crime division, who are working tirelessly to get some answers."
Tyres 'stabbed'
Police said they understand the silver Commodore may have collided with several other vehicles before the incident.
Wayne Small witnessed the incident in Bayswater. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
Wayne Small lives on Skew Road, about a two-minute drive from the Bayswater Hotel, and said he heard a car screeching around his corner late Tuesday morning.
Mr Small said he saw a silver Commodore crash head on with a parked black utility on the residential street.
"The guy in the silver Commodore, he got out with a machete and started threatening the guy, to kill him," he said.
One of the cars that was damaged in an incident in Bayswater. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
Mr Small said the victim, who was working across the road, remained in his vehicle during the alleged attack.
"He stabbed all four tires so he couldn't leave," he said.
"He's banging his machete on the driver's window saying I'm going to kill you.
"He had like a child in the car too, a little kid in the back seat."
The incident occurred outside the Bayswater train station. (ABC News: Grace Burmas)
Mr Small said the man got back into his silver car and took off toward the Bayswater train station.
"I could tell by the state of the car he wasn't going to get far," he said.
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