A Queensland Rail train driver is dead and two others are injured after a locomotive and a coal train collided west of Rockhampton.
The three drivers were all on the locomotive when it collided with a coal train on the Aurizon rail network, just before 11.30am on Friday, Queensland Rail chief executive Nick Easy said.
One of the drivers died at the scene.
One has multiple injuries and is being treated in hospital. The other has injuries that are not considered life threatening.
The collision happened at Westwood about 80km west of Rockhampton.
"We are deeply saddened and distressed by the incident and our priority is the welfare of our people and the families of the drivers involved," Mr Easy said in a statement.
He said the Rail Safety Regulator and Workplace Health and Safety Queensland would investigate the cause of the crash
"Given the nature of the incident, it is not appropriate to comment or speculate further on the potential cause."
Earlier the ambulance service said a man in his 40s suffered critical injuries.
It said a man in his 30s had arm and leg injuries and was airlifted to the Rockhampton hospital.
The third man, in his his 30s, was taken by ambulance to the same hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
Both injured men are in stable condition, the ambulance service said.
The RACQ CapRescue helicopter said four people were involved in the collision but one was not hurt.
"It appears a stationary train was impacted from the rear by another," it said in a statement.
