Four people are dead and another has been hospitalised after a head-on collision between two utes near the ACT and NSW border.

Emergency crews from both jurisdictions attended the scene on Friday morning.

Rescue helicopters have also been deployed.

A female driver and male passenger of the first ute are confirmed dead, as are the male driver and male passenger of the second.

The condition of the fifth person is currently unknown.

The crash occurred around 6.45am.

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