Horror details emerge about car crash that killed four young women after their vehicle was smashed into by a truck
- Four young women have died after a collision between a truck and vehicle
- Emergency crews called to the scene on the New England Highway at 5.45pm
- Police investigators are working to identify the women who were killed in the car
Four young women have been killed in a horror crash after a semi-trailer smashed into their car.
Emergency crews were called to the scene at 5.45pm on Wednesday night after the Honda CRV was struck. Early reports have said the car was T-boned by the truck.
The victims were trying to turn onto the New England Highway near Stanthorpe in the Southern Downs region in Queensland.
Four women have died as a result of a collision between a truck and vehicle on Wednesday
The truck driver was taken to hospital for observation but has not suffered any injuries from the collision.
Senior SG Gerard Brady from Queensland Police said the tragedy was a timely reminder to everyone, to drive to the conditions.
‘Please stay aware of what you are doing.’
A Queensland Ambulance Services spokesman said paramedics attended but were not needed at the scene as all the occupants of the car had died.
Pictured is the aftermath of the crash between a car and semi-trailer on the New England Highway near the Queensland-NSW border.
Police investigators are working to identify the women who were killed in the car.
Police had closed the northbound lanes near the intersection of Sawmill Road at The Summit in the Southern Downs in south-east Queensland.
Though a Queensland Police spokeswoman told Daily Mail Australia the road had been cleared not long after midnight on Thursday.
Police have asked that witnesses, especially those with dashcam footage capturing the moments leading up to and including the crash, to come forward.
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