The woman was driving on a highway in northern Tasmania when she was involved in a head-on collision with a man from Western Australia, who police say had been driving erratically after stabbing his partner.
Tasmanian woman dies in hospital after crash with man believed to be fleeing stabbing
In short:
A 39-year-old woman has died in hospital after a head-on crash in northern Tasmania, in which a 42-year-old man was also killed.
Police say the man had been driving erratically after stabbing his partner at a house in Exeter.
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The man's partner, a woman in her 40s, remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
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