Taylor Swift concert: Tragedy strikes Queensland family on dream road-trip to see pop superstar after horror smash leaves teen, 16, dead and her 10-year-old sister in a critical condition

A teenager has died in a horror crash while on a dream road trip to see Taylor Swift’s concert. Her sister is in critical condition after the accident.

The 16-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister were in a vehicle traveling from Queensland to Melbourne when the SUV they were in collided with a semi-trailer in Ballimore near Dubbo in western NSW about 6pm on Thursday.

Emergency services rushed to the scene after reports of the collision, but the teenager could not be saved.

It is believed she was sitting in the front passenger seat at the time of the accident.

The girl’s younger sister, who was in the back of the vehicle, was flown to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.

The girl was in an SUV at the time of the collision and was on her way to Melbourne for Swift’s concert (pictured) that started on Friday evening.

The ten-year-old girl is fighting for life and is in a coma with brain damage.

She also suffered a broken pelvis and leg.

The driver of the semi-trailer suffered minor injuries and was taken to Dubbo Hospital in a stable condition.

The mother of the two girls driving the family SUV suffered several injuries after the crash and was also taken to Dubbo Hospital.

The two teenage girls and their mother, who live on the Gold Coast, were heading to Melbourne before Swift sold out concert at the MCG.

The pop superstar kicked off the Australian leg of her Era tour in Melbourne on Friday evening with around 96,000 in attendance.

Police have cordoned off a crime scene and officers are investigating the incident.

A report will be prepared for the coroner.

More to come.