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Three Killed and Two Critically Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash – Elizabeth Town, TAS – 4 September 2026

Elizabeth Town, Tasmania

Published 5 September 2026

Key facts

Where
Elizabeth Town, Tasmania

What happened

Incident Overview

Three people were killed and two others were critically injured in a two-vehicle collision on the Bass Highway at Elizabeth Town in northern Tasmania.

Location and Time

  • Date: 4 September 2026
  • Time: About 2pm
  • Location: Bass Highway, east of the Gannons Hill Road intersection, Elizabeth Town

Vehicles Involved

  • A white Chery station wagon
  • A white Isuzu D-MAX towing a trailer

Injuries and Fatalities

Two 19-year-old women from the Devonport area who were travelling in the Chery died at the scene.

A 51-year-old Wynyard man who was a rear-seat passenger in the Isuzu D-MAX also died at the scene. Two other men in the D-MAX, both aged in their 40s, remained in a critical condition at Royal Hobart Hospital in the latest police update.

Emergency Response

Emergency services attended the crash scene, while the two critically injured men were subsequently receiving treatment at Royal Hobart Hospital.

Police Investigation

Tasmania Police said the cause of the crash remained under investigation. A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Appeal for Information

Anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash, or of either vehicle before the collision, is asked to contact Tasmania Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers Tasmania. Traffic crash report 26005959 should be quoted.

Read the Tasmania Police update

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