The Bruce Highway had to be closed while police dealt with a multi-car crash and shooting. -PR Handout Image
A woman is dead, a man is fighting for life and another person has been shot during a burst of violence on a major highway.
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Police say it started with a crash involving multiple cars on the Bruce Highway at Palmview, on the Sunshine Coast, just after midday on Monday.
They believe a red Porsche Macan crashed and caused the collision.
A man armed with a gun got out of the Porsche, approached a white SsangYong Rexton and shot the male driver in the arm, police say.
He allegedly stole the car, fleeing the crash site and later stealing another car before being arrested.
Two people in a different car caught up in the collision were badly injured, with a woman dying and a man taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police do not believe the drivers knew each other.
The stolen car was found crashed in Landsborough about 30 minutes later.
Police allege the man then stole a grey Mazda 3 before being arrested, with a gun found inside the car.
Anyone with information about what happened has been urged to contact investigators.
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