A woman has died and two others have been hospitalised following a head-on collision on the Flinders Highway near Charters Towers on yesterday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the scene at Breddan, just west of Macrossan Bridge, shortly after 4pm on May 14, following reports of a two-vehicle crash.
Initial investigations suggest a Holden Epica and a Hyundai Kona were travelling in opposite directions when they collided head-on.
A woman in her 50s, who was a passenger in the Kona, died at the scene.
The driver of the Epica, a woman in her 40s, suffered critical injuries and was rushed to Townsville Hospital.
The Kona's driver, a man in his 50s, was also taken to Townsville Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the circumstances of the incident and has appealed for anyone with relevant information or dashcam footage to come forward.
Investigations are ongoing.