Armidale car crash: Three dead in horror smash and a fourth fights for her life as two SUVs collide head-on on outback highway

A Holden and Mazda ploughed head-on into each otherBoth drivers and one passenger died at the sceneA second passenger is fighting for her lifeREAD MORE: How driver's simple blunder wrecked a home 

Three people have been killed and a fourth is fighting for her life after a head-on collision on the New England Highway near Armidale in country NSW.

Two SUVs – one a black Holden and the other a silver Mazda – ploughed into each other in the horror crash around 6.50pm on Saturday.

The driver of Holden, a 27-year-old man, and his passenger, a 27-year-old woman, died at the scene.

The driver of Mazda, a 41-year-old man, also died at the scene.

The front seat passenger of Mazda, a 34-year-old woman, was treated by paramedics before being taken to Armidale Hospital in a critical condition.

Three people have been killed and a fourth is fighting for her life after a head-on collision on the New England Highway near Armidale in country NSW .

Three people have been killed and a fourth is fighting for her life after a head-on collision on the New England Highway near Armidale in country NSW .

Two SUVs - one a black Holden and the other a silver Mazda - ploughed into each other in the crash on the New England Highway (pictured) near Amidale around 6.50pm on Saturday

Two SUVs – one a black Holden and the other a silver Mazda – ploughed into each other in the crash on the New England Highway (pictured) near Amidale around 6.50pm on Saturday

‘About 6.50pm on Saturday, emergency services were called to New England Highway, Armidale, following reports of a two-vehicle crash,’ said a police spokesman

‘On arrival, officers attached to New England Police District located a black Holden SUV and a silver Mazda SUV, both damaged due to a head on collision.

‘A crime scene has been established and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident has commenced.

‘A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.’

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