More than 20 people are recovering from injuries suffered when a car crashed through a house and killed a woman at a funeral viewing in north Queensland.
The 48-year-old died after the council-owned vehicle was driven into the front of a home at Kowanyama on Friday morning, police say.
It's believed about 50 mourners were viewing a body at the time.
Eighteen people were airlifted to hospitals in Cairns and Townsville.
Up to eight others were treated at the scene for minor injuries such as cuts and bruises.
The 55-year-old driver of the vehicle was taken into custody.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was a "very tragic incident".
Police believe there may have been a family dispute before the car ploughed into the house..
Acting Inspector Michael Gooiker said the driver was related to the mourners who had gathered at the home.
"There are indications there may have been some sort of dispute at a funeral and this is a result of that," he said.
It is unclear whether the council vehicle belonged to the driver.
Two doctors and two nurses from the Royal Flying Doctor Service happened to be attending a nearby clinic and were among those first at the scene.
Police organised a co-ordinated response, with investigators and forensic officers flown to the community.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said four doctors and 10 nurses went to the scene.
The indigenous community, on the Gulf of Carpentaria side of Cape York, has a population of a little more than 1000 people.
