A Perth couple are dead and their son is fighting for life after a Ford Falcon fleeing police crashed into their Nissan.
The man, 66, and woman, 60, from Kingsley died when the vehicle speeding away from police crashed into the Nissan Pulsar they were passengers in.
Their 25-year-old son who was driving the Pulsar is in Royal Perth Hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The crash happened at the intersection of Warwick and Ballantine roads in Warwick shortly after 7.30pm on Saturday night.
Moments earlier, officers attempted to stop the white sedan on Warwick Road, but the driver accelerated away and police stopped their attempt to chase it because of the way the Ford was being driven.
The police Internal Affairs Unit and Major Crash are both investigating.
"On the basis of information known to me at this point, the officers had good reason for attempting to stop that vehicle," Deputy Commissioner Stephen Brown told reporters on Sunday.
He said early advice was that the pursuit had ended before the crash happened.
"What I do know is that our officers in that vehicle were appropriately trained and the class of vehicle that they were travelling in was right within our policies," Mr Brown said.
The driver of the Ford ran away, but a 16-year-old from Marangaroo was found nearby and he was taken in to custody.
An 18-year-old woman who knows the 16-year-old was found at the crash scene and taken to Royal Perth Hospital with minor injuries.
No charges have been laid.
Police Minister Liza Harvey said there would be a thorough investigation into the incident.
"To the victims and the families of these victims, my heart goes out to them. This is such a tragic event and it's tragic for the officers involved as well," she told reporters.
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