New England Highway crash: One person dead, three with serious injuries after head-on

A woman has died and three people have suffered a range of serious injuries after two vehicles collided on the New England Highway north of Toowoomba.

The scene of a serious traffic crash on the New England Highway near Hampton on September 8, 2023.

A woman has died and two teenagers and another woman have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle head-on crash on the New England Highway north of Toowoomba.

Police said that about 11.20am on Friday a Hyundai Tucson travelling southbound collided with a Toyota Kluger travelling northbound.

A 32-year-old Hampton woman, the driver and single occupant of the Tucson, was declared dead at the scene.

The driver of the Toyota, a 36-year-old Oakey woman, was airlifted in a serious condition to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

A woman was killed in a head-on collision between two cars on the New England Highway on September 8, 2023.

Her two passengers, a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were also seriously injured the crash.

The girl was flown in a serious condition to the Princess Alexandra Hospital while the boy was driven in a serious condition to Toowoomba Hospital.

The crash caused significant delays to traffic along the highway, with police establishing a diversion along Merritts Creek Rd for several hours.

The Queensland Police Service Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the incident.

Anyone with information about it, including dashcam footage of the moments leading up to it, is urged to phone Policelink on 131 444.