A tourist died when a woman drove through the front window of a Chinese restaurant in the Queensland town of Longreach. According to an eyewitness, the woman was just "straightening up her park" when she accidentally went through the window of the Happy Valley Chinese restaurant on Eagle Street.

The 50-year-old woman sitting next to the window was killed and her 55-year-old husband was injured as a result of the incident.

The two were believed to be tourists and were taken to Longreach Hospital. However, the woman was later pronounced dead.

A witness, Greg Bobby, said the woman driving a blue sedan was adjusting her parking when the incident happened. Bobby said, "She pulled into the car park to go into the restaurant and she was about a meter-and-a-half short."

He added, "She hopped out and realized she was a bit short then hopped back in the car. She just drove in as if she was parking normally and jumped the gutter and went in through the front right-hand side of the restaurant."

The woman who died was reportedly sitting in the window because the air-conditioning was cold at other tables.

Restaurant manager Steven Li said, "If she was sitting at another table nothing would have happened."

The driver of the vehicle was reportedly in shock. She was with her three children when the accident occurred.