Two drivers die in fiery head-on collision between trucks at Meckering - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The charred remains of the two trucks after firefighters extinguished the blaze.  (ABC News )

Two men are dead after a fiery crash between two trucks in Western Australia's Wheatbelt this morning.

The head-on collision, between a refrigerated truck and a truck towing a container trailer happened around 6.45am at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Quellington Road in Meckering, about 130 kilometres from Perth. 

Police confirmed this afternoon both male drivers — a 56-year-old and a 33-year-old — sustained critical injuries and died at the scene.

The trucks were travelling in opposite directions, police said.

A Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) spokesperson said both vehicles were engulfed in flames when crews arrived around 7am.

The fiery crash saw a thick black plume of smoke spilling into the sky. (Supplied)

It is understood the blaze has since been extinguished.

Nine volunteer and career firefighting crews and four ambulance crews had been sent to the scene, and the emergency helicopter dispatched.

Aerial vision shows the charred and mangled wreckage of the refrigerated truck strewn across the road as firefighters hose it down.

The crash involved a refrigerated truck and a truck towing a container trailer.  (ABC News )

A large area of charred ground can be seen adjacent to the road.

Traffic was banked up in the area, and there were multiple police cars and fire trucks lining the road near the crash.

Great Eastern Highway remains closed near Quellington Road, with drivers advised to seek an alternate route.

Firefighters have extinguished the blaze.  (ABC News )

Police are urging anyone with information contact Crime Stoppers.