A deadly crash in Kingsville claimed the life of a Colorado woman Wednesday, police say.

The Ontario Provincial Police were called to the scene of a two-car collision on Hwy. 3, just west of Essex County Road 31, late Wednesday afternoon.

Police say that an eastbound Saturn struck the shoulder of Highway 3 before striking a westbound Pontiac.

The Pontiac caught fire as a result of the crash, police say.

A passenger in the Saturn taken to hospital and pronounced dead.

On Thursday, police identified the deceased as 29-year-old Auzidje Bancouly of Brush, Colo.

The Saturn's driver, Florent Bancouly, 34, also of Brush, Colo., was taken to a hospital in Windsor, before being transferred to a hospital in Detroit. Police say he remains in critical condition as of Thursday.

Police identified the Pontiac driver as 45-year-old Nahim Ibrahim of Lakeshore. He suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

Police say the Saturn car involved in the crash had Colorado plates. It is not immediately clear why the Colorado residents were in Essex County.

Brush is a small town located about 150 kilometres northeast of Denver.