Police responding to fatal traffic crash at Weir River

A woman has died following a two vehicle traffic crash in the Western Downs yesterday afternoon.

Initial information indicates just after 4pm a maroon Ford Falcon sedan and a white Toyota Landcruiser were being driven north-east along the Moonie Highway, east of Cambridge Crossing Road, when a collision occurred.

The driver and sole occupant of the sedan, a 65-year-old Newtown woman, died at the scene from her injuries.

The driver and sole occupant of the Landcruiser, a 50-year-old Westbrook man, was not physically injured.

Officers appeal for witnesses who may have observed the two vehicles driving in the area around 4pm to come forward.

The Forensic Crash Unit’s investigation continues.

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