Two women dead after car, bus collide on Indian Ocean Drive near the Pinnacles north of Perth

Two women have died and a third is in a critical condition in hospital after crash between a car and a bus on one of Western Australia's most notorious stretches of road. Key points: The accident is the latest in a string of serious crashes on Indian Ocean Drive Police say it appears the car turned from Pinnacles Drive in front of the bus Millions have been invested in safety upgrades to the road in the past two years The vehicles collided on Indian Ocean Drive in Nambung, at the turn-off to the world-famous Pinnacles rock formations about 190 kilometres north of Perth, shortly before 2:00pm yesterday. Police said it appeared the Nissan SUV, with three Chinese tourists onboard, turned from Pinnacles Drive onto Indian Ocean Drive, colliding with the Transwa bus which was carrying 34 passengers. Dozens of serious crashes plague highway Indian Ocean Drive was built to provide a scenic coastal road between Perth and WA's Mid West region, while also taking tourist traffic off the busy freight route of Brand Highway. The Government last year launched a campaign to market Western Australia as the "Road Trip State", and Ms Saffioti said they were trying to teach tourists how to stay safe when driving around WA.