Woman killed in car vs truck crash in Qld

A woman has been killed in a collision between a truck and a car on the New England Highway at Stanthorpe in southeast Queensland.

Police say the B-Double truck hit the rear side of the car as it entered the highway at Wallangarra Road around 3.30pm on Saturday, killing a 45-year-old woman who was a passenger in the back seat.

The 23-year-old driver of the car, another female passenger and the 63-year-old truck driver were taken to Stanthorpe Hospital for observation.