Woman dies in Vic head-on crash

A woman is dead and another is fighting for her life following a head-on collision in country Victoria.

The dead woman's car and a four-wheel drive collided at Wattle Bank, near Inverloch, on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The woman, believed to be in her 60s, died at the scene.

Her passenger was flown to Melbourne's The Alfred hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The other driver was taken by road ambulance to a local hospital with serious injuries.

The death takes Victoria's road toll to 88, one more than for the same time last year.