Essex County provincial police say a woman has died after a head-on crash near Tilbury Golf Club.

Officers say the two-vehicle collision between a silver Dodge Neon and purple Ford Mustang took place at County Road 46 and Richardson Side Road Friday afternoon. 

The preliminary investigation indicates that the Neon travelling east on County Rd 46 lost control, swerved across the road and collided with the Mustang. 

A woman in her early 20s was driving the Neon. She was pronounced dead at the scene, police say..

A man and woman in the Mustang were sent to a Chatham hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

County Road 46 was closed eastbound at the Richardson Side Road and westbound from Kent Road 1 while police investigated. 

Police have identified the victim as 21 year old Ashley Doucet of Lakeshore.
OPP continue to investigate.