A 29-year-old woman has been killed and three men injured in a traffic accident in Sha Tin today.

About 2pm a car on the Sha Tin Heights section of Tai Po Road reportedly ran into the opposite carriageway and rammed a taxi.

Four people, including the car driver, the 29-year-old woman passenger, the 60-year-old taxi driver and his 29-year-old passenger were sent to Prince of Wales Hospital where the woman was certified dead.