A 56-year-old woman is dead after a head on crash in Lunenburg Country.

It happened on Thursday afternoon in Pinehurst.

A 67-year-old male, and a 4-year-old female, were passengers in the same vehicle that the woman was killed and were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

The 77-year-old female driver of the vehicle on fire was taken to hospital for treatment.

Her injuries were described as moderate by police.