Young woman dies after two vehicles collide on Warrego Highway

Police have identified the person who died in a high-speed Warrego Highway collision and revealed more details about the tragic incident that left four others seriously injured.

Police have identified the woman who died in the two-vehicle crash on the Warrego Highway as a 30-year-old Samoan national.

It is understood the woman was an overseas labourer who worked at a Lockyer Valley business.

The woman died after the car she was a passenger in collided with another vehicle near the University of Queensland Gatton campus at Lawes in the Lockyer Valley about 10.40pm on Sunday.

A red 1999 Mitsubishi Lancer sedan and green 2022 Toyota Avalon sedan collided travelling westbound.

The two occupants of the Mitsubishi suffered critical injuries and were immediately provided expert care by two off-duty doctors who stopped to help before emergency services arrived.

The woman died at the scene while the male driver was flown to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.

Police faced a difficult task of first identifying the woman and then contacting her next of kin in Samoa.

The Toowoomba Chronicle has reached out to the Samoan Consulate to see what support was offered to her family.

The three occupants of the Toyota were seriously injured, including a woman in her 30s with back and chest pain, a man in his 20s with back pain and minor injuries, and a woman in her 30s with chest pain.

The Warrego Highway was closed for up to five hours and reopened about 4am.

Forensic Crash Unit investigators are appealing for witnesses, especially those with dashcam vision of the crash, or the moments leading up to it to come forward.