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By Grace Burmas
By Jake Sturmer
Topic:Road Accidents and Incidents
Two cars crashed into an office building in Hay Street in West Perth, after apparently exiting a freeway ramp.  (ABC News: Jake Sturmer)
A 74-year-old woman has been killed in a road crash that wreaked traffic havoc in Perth's CBD.
It is understood two cars were involved in the horror smash at the intersection of Hay Street and George Street about 6.40am.
Paramedics also treated a man in his 30s for minor injuries at the scene.
A woman has been killed when two cars smashed into an office building in Perth's central business district, causing traffic havoc during peak hour on Monday morning.
Police said they received reports of a serious traffic incident, involving a utility and a station wagon, near the intersection of Hay Street and George Street in West Perth about 6:40am.
Police, fire crews and St John Ambulance attended the scene and the public was asked to avoid the area.
The area was cordoned off as people commuted through the city. (ABC News: Jake Sturmer)
One of the drivers, the 74-year-old woman, sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.
The other driver, a 38-year-old man, was treated at Royal Perth Hospital for minor injuries.
Ben, who did not want his surname used, was one of the first at the scene said he heard a "loud impact" while crossing the overpass this morning.
Ben was one of the witnesses to the crash. (ABC News: Jake Sturmer)
"I turned around to see a car landing in the window of the building on the corner," he told reporters at the scene.
"Two cars were stuck, one in the building, one underneath.
"I kept calling out, trying to find a way to get access to the vehicles to see how many people were there."
Police investigators gathered evidence at the scene of the Hay Street crash. (ABC News: Jake Sturmer)
Ben said he helped one of the drivers out of his vehicle, describing him as being in shock.
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He said it appeared the cars had been exiting a freeway ramp.
Video footage from the scene shows two vehicles mangled together at the front of a building.
Hay Street was closed westbound at George Street, including the southbound freeway exit.
The crash site is a commercial office building along Hay Street that is used by a range of businesses, including consultants and a strata company.
Traffic was backed up on the Kwinana Freeway following the crash. (ABC News: Jake Sturmer)
The crash and associated police response shut off a key gateway for traffic moving around the CBD.
Traffic backed up on the Kwinana Freeway and also snarled down Hay Street as motorists sought alternative routes.
Cyclists and pedestrians had to wind around the police tape that cordoned off the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
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