Child dies, woman in serious condition after two-car Bass Highway crash - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

A section of the Bass Highway was closed in both directions for more than four hours on Thursday after the incident. (ABC News: Maren Preuss)

A child has died and a woman remains in a serious condition after a two-vehicle crash in Tasmania's north-west on Thursday afternoon.

The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were taken to a Burnie hospital for assessment and treatment.

An investigation into the incident continues.

A 10-year-old girl has died and a woman remains in a serious condition after a head-on collision in Tasmania's north-west.

Emergency services were called to the Bass Highway, near Somerset, shortly after 5:30pm yesterday after reports that a white Subaru travelling east had collided with a Toyota Hilux ute driving in the opposite direction.

Police said preliminary investigations indicated the utility "crossed to the opposite lane of the highway".

The girl, from the north-west and who was a passenger in the Subaru, died at the scene.

The 65-year-old female driver of that car was airlifted to the Royal Hobart Hospital, where she remains in a serious condition.

Police said the girl and the woman were related.

The male driver of the utility and his female passenger, both aged in their early 20s, were taken to the North West Regional Hospital at Burnie for assessment and treatment for what is understood to be non-life-threatening injuries, Tasmania Police said.

They remained in hospital overnight.

Shortly after the incident, the road was closed to traffic in both directions from the intersection of McKays Road and Bass Highway at Somerset, to the intersection of Old Bass Highway and the Bass Highway at Doctors Rocks.

Tasmania Police are calling on witnesses or anyone who may have dash-cam footage leading to the incident to contact police on 131 444.