One dead, two critically injured in fiery car crash on road to Cungulla

One person is dead, and two people critically injured when two cars burst into flames following a serious head-on crash southeast of Townsville. Read the latest.

Aftermath of a crash on Goodsell Rd, Cungulla near Meehan Rd about 1.30pm. Picture: Blair Jackson

A person has died after a fiery head-on car crash in North Queensland, with police claiming the driver veered directly into a car in the opposite lane.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Service was sent to the scene of the two-vehicle crash on Goodsell Rd, Cungulla, near Meehan Rd, around 1:30pm Monday.

According to Scot Warrick, Senior Sergeant District Duty Officer, Townsville, the deceased driver was behind the wheel of a sedan which veered onto the opposite side of the road and crashed head on into a Toyota 4WD.

“The road is narrow and the second vehicle had nowhere to go or react”, Senior Sergeant Warrick said.

Both cars burst into flames and were completely destroyed, despite the efforts of responders doing their best to put the fire out and render first aid.

Emergency services were unable to identify the gender of the sedan driver.

In the 4WD was a man, 81, who was medically evacuated via helicopter, and a woman, 59, who was driven to the hospital, according to police.

The man and woman were critically injured, Snr Sgt Warrick said.

However on Monday evening, a hospital spokeswoman said both patients were in a serious but stable condition.

“As for the cause I can’t speculate, but our forensic crash unit will be looking at all aspects of this incident,” Snr Sgt Warrick said.

Both cars caught on fire and were completely destroyed.

Originally published as One dead, two critically injured in fiery car crash on road to Cungulla