Four dead after two-car crash in remote central Queensland

The Capricorn Highway, which runs from Rockhampton in central Queensland to Barcaldine, is a primarily single-lane road with long straight sections. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton/The Guardian

Four people have been killed in a two-car crash on a remote highway in Queensland’s central highlands.

Police remained at the scene on the Capricorn Highway, between the historical coal mining towns of Comet and Blackwater, on Sunday afternoon. The highway was cut between the towns and was likely to be closed for some time.