WA man dies in head-on road train crash

A 30-year-old hatchback driver has died in a head-on collision with a road train in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region.

The two vehicles were on Brand Highway about 10.45pm on Wednesday when they crashed about 7km north of Gingin.

The 24-year-old road train driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries while the sole occupant of the car died at the scene.