Overview
- Police received multiple reports about 12:50pm on Wednesday of a head‑on collision about 2 km south of the Marrakai Road turn‑off on the Stuart Highway.
- Emergency crews found both vehicles fully engulfed in flames and there were no survivors; the Northern Territory Police have confirmed at least four people have died.
- Detective Senior Sergeant Michael Schumacher said one vehicle, believed to be a goods van, contained one deceased person and a dual‑cab utility contained three confirmed deceased, but formal identification is still under way.
- Both lanes of the Stuart Highway remain closed while Major Crash detectives investigate, light‑vehicle detours are being arranged and heavy vehicles are unable to pass, with motorists urged to avoid the area.
- Police, Fire and Rescue crews and St John Ambulance attended the scene and investigators warn severe fire damage makes establishing occupant numbers and the crash sequence complex as inquiries continue.