‘Multiple’ people from outback town in Katherine region dead after horror smash between four-wheel drive and truck in Northern Territory

Several passengers in a four-wheel drive vehicle were killed when the vehicle collided with a truck near a small town in the Northern Territory.

A small outback community is reeling after several people were killed in a crash as rescue teams work to identify and recover the victims.

A four-wheel drive collided with a truck near a small town in the Katherine region of the Northern Territory on Friday afternoon.

Authorities received reports of a collision between a truck and a car along the Stuart Highway, about 7.5 miles south of Pine Creek, around 4:15 p.m.

“Multiple people within the 4WD have died at the scene and the recovery process has begun this morning,” NT Police said in a statement on Saturday.

The driver and passenger of the truck escaped with non-life-threatening injuries.

NT Police remain at the scene while diversions are in place for light vehicles along the Stuart Highway.

Significant delays are expected and police are urging motorists to avoid the area.

Detective Senior Sergeant Brendan Lindner urged anyone traveling between 2.30pm and 4.45pm on Friday with dashcam footage to contact police.

“This incident has and will impact a large number of people in the community and all efforts are being made to identify and retrieve the deceased and notify their next of kin,” he said.

Anyone with information about the identity and movements of the 4WD occupants is also urged to contact police.