SYDNEY, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed in a head-on collision between two vehicles in the Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday night, police said.
A statement from the Queensland Police Service (QPS) on Wednesday said that the two vehicles were traveling in opposite directions on a highway when they collided near the small town of Epsom, 790 km northwest of the state capital of Brisbane, around 10:10 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
The sole occupants of both vehicles, a 49-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, were declared deceased at the scene.
The QPS said that the forensic crash unit is investigating the circumstances leading to the crash.
According to official data, as of Sunday, there had been eight deaths in road crashes in Queensland so far in 2026, down from 16 at the same time in 2025. ■