Two of the women remain in a critical but stable condition. The condition of the third woman was not available, but it is understood she remains in hospital.

The crash, which claimed the life of one woman and saw three more flown to various hospitals in Sydney, occurred on Tuesday, September 22, shortly after 10am.

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It was a head-on collision between a car of three women, understood to be returning home after a visit to the South Coast, and a car driven by a South Coast woman in her 30s.

Nowra Police Inspector Ray Stynes described the crash scene as "very traumatic and distressing".

The cause of the accident is not yet known, and investigations are continuing.

Gerroa Road was closed for several hours after the crash, as emergency services worked to free and stabilise the women, before they were taken by ambulance to Vic Zealand oval and flown to hospital.

Police have urged road users to take care and obey all road rules, especially in the lead up to school holidays.