A woman and a baby have died, with another woman in a serious condition, following a crash in Far North Queensland yesterday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to the Captain Cook Highway shortly before 4pm yesterday following reports of a two-car crash.
Early investigations into the collision indicate that a Mitsubishi Triton utility struck a Mazda MX-5 before colliding with an MG3 hatchback south of the intersection of Reynolds Road.
The 25-year-old female driver of the MG and her infant passenger died at the scene.
A 22-year-old female passenger was airlifted to Cairns Hospital in a critical condition.
The 62-year-old male utility driver was also taken to Cairns Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 54-year-old male Mazda driver and his 57-year-old female passenger did not sustain any physical injuries.
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