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Motorcyclist, passenger seriously injured in Gidgegannup

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Two people were rushed to hospital on Wednesday evening after a motorcycle lost control and crashed on Toodyay Road in Gidgegannup.

Police said a 68-year-old man was riding a black Triumph motorcycle east on the road with a 65-year-old woman as his pillion passenger when it crashed near Preedy Road about 6.45pm on Wednesday.

The man was rushed by ambulance to Royal Perth Hospital with serious injuries, while the woman sustained critical injuries and was airlifted to the same hospital.

Major crash officers are investigating the crash and have urged anyone with information, or any drivers with dash-cam vision to contact Crime Stoppers.