UPDATED (Sunday 9pm)

A man has died in a traffic crash at Purga this afternoon. 

Investigations indicate at 1.05pm a station wagon was travelling west on the Cunningham Highway when it collided with a truck travelling in the opposite direction. 

The station wagon then spun into the path of a dualcab ute which had been travelling behind it. 

The driver and sole occupant of the station wagon, a 28-year-old Paddington man, died at the scene. 

Two passengers from the ute were taken to hospital as a precaution. 

The drivers of the ute and truck were not physically injured. 

The truck was carrying cattle and due to the crash and fire that followed, a number of animals had to be euthanised. 

Forensic Crash Unit investigations are continuing. 

EARLIER  (February 24, 5pm) 

POLICE confirmed a person has died and cattle have been euthanised after a major traffic collision between a truck carrying cattle and car in Purga between Ipswich Boonah Road and Ipswich Rosewood Road at approximately 1pm Sunday.

Police investigators are still on scene as they piece the events that led to the accident.

The Cunningham Highway is still closed to traffic in both directions at Purga between Ipswich Boonah Road and Ipswich Rosewood Road.

EARLIER:  A major traffic incident has closed the Cunningham Highway in both directions at Purga, between Ipswich Boonah Road and Ipswich Rosewood Road.

Police responded to a serious traffic crash and emergency services were initially called just after 1pm following reports of a car and cattle truck colliding.

Police said the cattle truck had cattle on board at time of the accident.

A fire from one of the cars spread to grass on the roadside but was extinguished by firies on scene.

Police said there were multiple casualties and some of these include cattle.

Emergency services are still on scene.

To be updated as more information comes to hand.