Woman killed after car, cattle truck collide on Warrego Hwy

A woman has been killed after a collision between a car and a cattle truck in a horror weekend of carnage on Toowoomba region roads which has claimed two lives.

Emergency services at the scene of the fatal crash on the Warrego Highway, east of Oakey, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

A woman has died after a car and cattle truck collided on the Warrego Highway this afternoon.

Emergency crews attended the scene of two-vehicle crash on at Kingsthorpe.

Police said preliminary inquiries indicate a 1.55pm a car was headed west on the Warrego Highway when it has collided with a cattle truck, near the intersection of Brimblecombe Road.

The driver and sole occupant of the car, a 68-year-old Kingsthorpe woman, died at the scene.

The driver of the truck was not physically injured. Investigations by the Forensic Crash Unit are continuing.

Emergency services at the scene of a serious crash on the Warrego Highway, east of Oakey, Sunday, June 9, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the incident had caused nearby powerlines to fall down. Traffic diversions were put in place with both lanes of the Warrego Highway closed.

It is understood the truck was carrying livestock in both trailers with cattle on the loose following the crash.

Police advise motorists to avoid the area.

This tragedy marks the second fatal car crash in the Toowoomba region within 12 hours, with a 72-year-old man killed in a single-vehicle rollover at Kingsthorpe. 

Originally published as Woman killed after car, cattle truck collide on Warrego Hwy