Overview
- The crash happened shortly before 4pm on Friday on the Captain Cook Highway at Oak Beach when police say a Mitsubishi Triton struck a Mazda before colliding with an MG3.
- A 25‑year‑old woman who was driving the MG3 and an infant passenger were assessed as life‑threatened by ambulance crews and were later declared dead at the scene.
- A 22‑year‑old female passenger in the MG3 was flown to Cairns Hospital with life‑threatening pelvic and abdominal injuries.
- The 62‑year‑old driver of the Triton and other people were taken to Cairns Hospital with non‑life‑threatening or stable injuries while the two occupants of the Mazda reported no physical injuries.
- Queensland Police have closed the stretch of highway between Mossman and Wangetti and are urging witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to come forward as investigators piece together the sequence of impacts.