Highway horror: One dead, two injured in crash that closed Albany Highway in WA’s Great Southern

A 47-year-old woman was killed and two other people were injured in a tragic crash near Albany on Saturday. Major crash detectives are investigating the horror head-on collision that forced the closure of Albany Highway in Green Valley about 2.45pm. Firefighters, police and three ambulance crews rushed to the scene, about 15km north of Albany, where two vehicles had crashed on a bend in the highway. Police say a white Toyota Prado was travelling north on Albany Highway and a black Isuzu MU-X was travelling south when the two vehicles collided. The 47-year-old woman, who was driving the Isuzu MU-X, died of her injuries at the scene. A 15-year-old girl — a passenger in the Isuzu — was taken to Albany Health Campus with minor injuries. A 67-year-old woman, who was driving the Toyota Prado, was seriously injured. She was rushed to Albany Health Campus under priority conditions. Albany Highway was closed in both directions between Millbrook Road and Settlement Road late into Saturday night. Anyone with information about the crash can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestopperswa.com.au. Dash-cam footage or other vision of the crash can be uploaded to investigators via this link.