Aussie woman, 19, dies after being hit by a car while walking through shopping centre carpark - as police question 19-year-old male driver

By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:36, 17 May 2026 | Updated: 09:38, 17 May 2026 A 19-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car in a shopping centre carpark. Emergency service rushed to the Bentley Plaza carpark, off Albany Highway and John Street in Perth's east, about 11.30pm on Saturday. The teenager was transported to Royal Perth Hospital by ambulance, where she later died. The driver of a blue Hyundai i30 hatchback, a 19-year-old man, assisted police with inquiries.  WA Police urged anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.  Mark Bulagsak was inside the shopping centre at the time of the collision and returned to the carpark to find his car had been hit in the smash. His boot suffered significant damage.  'I went to Spudshed for like five, six or eight minutes and when I came out there was already an ambulance,' he told the West Australian. A 19-year-old woman died after being hit by a blue Hyundai i30 hatchback in the Bentley Plaza carpark (above) on Saturday 'I walked out towards by car and I saw there was some damage to the rear part of my car, and there were paramedics giving someone CPR. '(I didn't hear anything) because I was on a call with my girlfriend ... (I feel lucky) because I could have been in the car.' Forensic officers remained at the scene on Sunday morning. The Hyundai was seen being towed about 9am with severe damage to its front. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.