Police believe a ute may have crossed onto the wrong side of the Bass Highway before a head-on crash that killed a 10-year-old girl overnight.
Tasmania Police said preliminary investigations indicated the white Toyota Hilux crossed into the opposite lane near Doctors Rocks in Tasmania’s north-west around 5:35pm on Thursday.
The ute then collided head-on with a white Subaru on the highway.
The cause of the crash has not been confirmed and investigations are continuing.
Police have also confirmed the Subaru was being driven by a 65-year-old woman who is a member of the girl’s family.
The woman was flown to the Royal Hobart Hospital on Thursday night with serious injuries. She remains in a serious condition.
The girl, who was from the state’s north-west, was a passenger in the Subaru and died at the scene.
The two occupants of the Hilux, a man and a woman in their early 20s, were taken to the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie.
Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Both remained in hospital overnight.
“Our thoughts continue to be with families and loved ones of those involved,” Tasmania Police said.
Police have asked anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant dashcam footage to contact them on 131 444.
