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Forensic Crash Unit investigating after woman killed in head-on crash

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About 2.35pm, a Toyota HiLux and Tesla Model 3 were involved in a head-on collision while travelling in opposite directions on the Sunshine Motorway.

A 48-year-old Palmview woman, the driver and sole occupant of the Tesla, died at the scene.

The other driver, a 17-year-old boy, was transported to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Sunshine Coast Forensic Crash Unit is investigating, and is appealing to witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam vision to come forward.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting. Report crime information anonymously via Crime Stoppers. Call 1800 333 000 or report online at www.crimestoppersqld.com.au. Quote this reference number: QP2401721764.

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