Residents living near the spot where 60-year-old grandfather Johnny Gray died after his 1956 Chevrolet collided with another car have raised concerns around an intersection they say could have caused the crash.

On Friday, Police Minister Reece Whitby – who described Gray’s death as a “shocking tragedy” – confirmed Main Roads WA would be conducting their own investigation into the incident, alongside WA Police.

“We do know that he was on the wrong side of the road in terms of the area where he met oncoming traffic,” he said.

“How he happened to be there, why it happened, is a subject of a police investigation, and Main Roads are obviously aware of the issue and will be doing their own investigation.

“[Main Roads] always want to have best practice and the safest roads possible, so if the

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