Three people are dead and two others are clinging to life after a horrific collision south of Brisbane that left one vehicle engulfed in flames.
A two-year-old girl was also seriously injured in the devastating crash, which unfolded on Waterford Tamborine Road at Yarrabilba just after 4.30pm on Saturday.
Police say a white Toyota HiLux ute slammed into a white Volkswagen station wagon, sparking an inferno that killed the ute’s driver, an 18-year-old man from Marsden, before emergency crews could reach him.
The Volkswagen’s driver, a 65-year-old man from Stafford Heights, died at the scene alongside a 33-year-old female passenger from Kedron.
Two more occupants of the Volkswagen, a 65-year-old woman from Stafford Heights and a 36-year-old man from Kedron, were rushed to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in critical condition.
A two-year-old girl travelling in the same vehicle was taken to Queensland Children’s Hospital, where she remains in a serious but stable condition.
Firefighters and paramedics worked frantically at the scene, using hydraulic cutting equipment to free a trapped passenger.
Police shut down the stretch of road between Camp Cable Road and Dollarbird Drive for several hours as crash investigators examined the wreckage.
Three people are dead and two others are clinging to life after a horrific collision in Logan
A young girl is among two people fighting for life after the crash which happened on Saturday
Police on Sunday said they were still investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.
Queensland Police have urged anyone who may have been travelling in the area around the time of the crash and may have relevant vision or information to contact them.
