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A truck and a Ford Ranger were involved in a head-on collision yesterday afternoon around 1:44pm on the Captain Cook Highway near Killaloe.

According to Queensland Police, the incident also involved a third vehicle, a Mitsubishi Outlander.

The incident resulted in one person being flown to Cairns hospital in a serious condition with chest and abdomen injuries. Two others were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

At 12:51pm a spokesperson for Cairns Hospital said that a 68-year old is in a critical condition and a 67-year old is in a stable condition. The third person taken to hospital has already been discharged.

At this stage nothing further is known as the Forensic Crash unit are still investigating the cause of the incident.

Paul Makin from FAB FM was on the scene yesterday and he said the truck ended up in the cane field next to the highway while the other two vehicles remained on the road severely damaged. Emergency crews had to force entry into one vehicle to free a person.

The incident caused severe road delays with one direction closed until around 8:30pm last night.

Queensland Police are reminding road users to pay extra attention on the roads during the school holiday period.