Woman dead, four in hospital, after car hits pole in Toowoomba overnight

A woman has died and four people are in hospital after a car left the road and hit a pole in Toowoomba, west of Brisbane, last night.

Police say a silver Mazda travelling west on Spring Street in Kearney Spring crashed at an intersection at 11.30pm.

One of the passengers, a 22-year-old woman from South Toowoomba, died at the scene.

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The driver, a 16-year-old boy from Kearneys Spring, was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Three other passengers, a 17-year-old girl, a 20-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man, were taken to Toowoomba Base Hospital.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating and have appealed for witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dashcam to come forward.

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