The body of Bangladeshi student Tasnim Oishi, who was killed in a highway crash north of Perth, will be repatriated to her grieving family.
Ms Oishi, 22, died after the car in which she was a front-seat passenger struck a tree on Indian Ocean Drive at Breton Bay at about 7.45am on Thursday. She had moved to Australia two months earlier to study at Edith Cowan University.
The grey BMW sedan was travelling near Breton Bay, about an hour north of Perth, when it left the road. Ms Oishi suffered critical injuries and could not be saved.
The alleged driver, a 21-year-old man from Butler, Perth, and two other passengers sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police have charged the man with reckless driving, alleging he was travelling at least 45km/h over the speed limit.
He was granted bail and is due to appear at Joondalup Magistrates Court on October 28.
The crash closed Indian Ocean Drive in both directions between K.W Road and Gingin Brook Road for several hours. The Major Crash investigation remains under way, with police appealing for information from anyone who saw the BMW near The Pinnacles, Nambung National Park, Lancelin, Jurien Bay or Breton Bay before the collision.
Tributes have been paid to Ms Oishi by student organisations and the Bangladeshi community in Australia.
IDP Education said she would be “remembered with great sadness and respect”, adding: “Her passing is a heartbreaking loss, and our thoughts are with her family, friends, classmates and everyone who knew her during this incredibly difficult time.”
The organisation also offered its “deepest condolences to her loved ones and the wider Bangladeshi student community in Australia”.
The Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra expressed sorrow over Ms Oishi’s “untimely demise” and extended “heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family”.
The Bangladeshi International Students Association Perth said her death had left the student community “deeply saddened”. It added: “We pray for the eternal peace of her soul and extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, classmates, and loved ones.”
The association has closed an online fundraising campaign set up to help return Ms Oishi “home to her family”. A spokesperson said the group had been in contact with her relatives and would reach out again on Wednesday to make the financial assistance available to them.
Indian Ocean Drive has been the scene of other serious and fatal crashes. Two Indonesian nationals died in a head-on collision at Neergabby in October 2024, while a man and a woman were killed in another head-on crash at Wedge Island in September 2025.
The Western Australian Government has said it has made “significant upgrades” to the road and will invest further with the aim of preventing more tragedies.
