{"id":689261,"date":"2026-05-23T10:20:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689261\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T10:20:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T10:20:16","slug":"young-woman-and-baby-killed-in-three-car-collision-at-oak-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/689261\/","title":{"rendered":"Young woman and baby killed in three-car collision at Oak Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A three-car collision in far-north <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/qld?page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Queensland<\/a> has killed a young woman and an infant child.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Emergency services were called to the Captain Cook Hwy in Oak Beach, south of Port Douglas, after a Mitsubishi Triton utility <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/car-accidents\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">collided<\/a> with an MG3 about 4pm on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The driver of the MG, a 25-year-old woman, and an infant passenger died at the scene while a 22-year-old female passenger was airlifted to Cairns Hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A 62-year-old man driving the Mitsubishi was taken to Cairns Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Initial investigations indicate the Mitsubishi hit a Mazda before smashing into the MG3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The driver and passenger of the Mazda did not sustain any injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Anyone with information, including dashcam footage has been urged to contact police as investigations into the incident continue.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/circular-saw-murder-trial-jury-hears-john-yalu-claim-fatal-amputation-in-innisfail-park-was-mercy-c-22319539\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\u2018I want it off\u2019: Chilling details emerge in circular saw amputation murder trial<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">3 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/final-group-of-isis-brides-and-children-set-to-return-to-australia-from-syria-c-22324697\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Second group of \u2018ISIS brides\u2019 Australia-bound after leaving refugee camp<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A three-car collision in far-north Queensland has killed a young woman and an infant child. 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