Woman dies in hospital after head-on crash
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An elderly woman has died in hospital after a head-on crash overnight.
Sunshine Coast Forensic Crash Unit police officers on Monday morning confirmed a 90-year-old woman who had been trapped in one of the cars passed away in hospital after the crash.
The head-on collision happened at Lake Macdonald about 7.15pm Sunday.
Emergency services were called to Cooroy Noosa Rd where early investigations indicated a black station wagon and a silver Toyota Landcruiser had collided head-on.
A 16-year-old female driver of the Landcruiser and two passengers - a 45-year-old female and the 90-year-old woman - were taken to hospital for treatment.
Police probe serious head-on crash
The 90-year-old woman succumbed to her critical injuries overnight in hospital, a Forensic Crash Unit officer confirmed this morning.
The 45-year-old male driver of the station wagon was also injured and taken to hospital in a stable condition.
Forensic Crash Unit officers told the Daily it was too early to determine a cause of the crash, and investigations were ongoing.
