Tasmania traffic: Woman dies in Bass Hwy crash

One woman is dead and multiple people have been injured after a horrific crash in the state’s North-West. LATEST.

Tasmania Police. Picture: PATRICK GEE

One woman is dead and multiple people have been injured after a horrific crash in the state’s North-West.

At 3.30pm on Tuesday, two cars – a white Holden Rodeo and a blue Land Rover Freelander – collided head-on on the Bass Hwy near Hellyer’s Loosemores Rd.

A 65-year-old female from Crayfish Creek, the driver of the white Holden Rodeo, died as a result of her injuries.

The 32-year-old female driver of the blue Land Rover sustained serious injuries and was transported to the North West Regional Hospital at Burnie.

Three additional passengers in the Land Rover were also taken in a stable condition to that hospital – suffering from a variety of injuries.

Police are asking for anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have dashcam footage to come forward.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.

Three seriously injured in nightmare highway crash

Update: Police and emergency service remain on the scene of the crash on Bass Highway Rocky Cape.

Police wish to advise east bound traffic is being diverted from Bass Highway onto Mawbanna Road.

Motorists are asked to use caution on the approach to this junction.

“Further updates will be sent out later in the evening,” Tasmania Police said.

Earlier: Three people are seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in the state’s north.

Police and emergency services remain at the scene of the serious two-vehicle crash – which happened on the Bass Highway at Rocky Cape, about 600m west of Loosemores Rd.

Police say three people have been seriously injured in the crash.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been dispatched to the scene.

The road is blocked and motorists are asked to delay travel or obey the diversions in place around the scene.

Multiple people assisted at scene of ‘serious’ highway crash

Initial, 4.28pm: A two car crash has completely blocked a section of a Tasmanian highway in the state’s northwest – with the rescue helicopter sent to the scene.

Tasmania Police are on the scene of a serious two-vehicled crash on the Bass Highway at Rocky Cape, about two kilometres west of Hellyer beach.

Multiple people are being assisted at the scene.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter has been dispatched.

The road is blocked, police say.

Motorists are asked to delay their travels, or to detour at Loosemores Rd.

“The severity of injuries is not yet known,” Tasmania Police said.