Tesla driver dies in head-on collision at Coolum Beach

A Tesla driver has died at Coolum Beach after a head-on collision on the Sunshine Motorway.

A Tesla driver has died at Coolum Beach after a head-on collision on the Sunshine Motorway on Monday 7 October.

Around 2.35pm, a Toyota Hilux and Tesla Model 3 collided while travelling in opposite directions on the Sunshine Motorway.

A 48-year-old Palmview woman, the driver and sole occupant of the Tesla, died at the scene.

The other driver, a 17-year-old boy, was taken to the Sunshine Coast University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The Sunshine Coast Forensic Crash Unit are appealing to witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam vision to come forward.

Forensic Crash Unit investigations remain ongoing.