Young father and his four-year-old son are killed in a horror T-bone crash – with photos of the wreckage showing the extent of the collision

A father and his little boy have died in a horror high speed crash on Australia Day.

A blue Holden Commodore and red Mitsubishi Lancer collided at an intersection in the Brisbane suburb of Ransome shortly before 9am on Sunday.

The Holden driver, Chris Vrbesic, 37, from Manly West, died at the scene.

His four-year-old son was rushed to Queensland Children’s Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. 

The driver and sole occupant of the Mitsubishi, a 29-year-old Birkdale man, sustained minor injuries.  

The Forensic Crash Unit has launched an investigation, which will include whether speed was a contributing factor.

A shattered friend of the father visited the scene on Sunday afternoon to pay his respects.

‘The guy was a family man, he helped so many people, he had such a big f**king heart,’ he told the Courier Mail.

A father and son driving a blue Holden Commodore died in a two-car crash in Ransome on Sunday

The 37-year-old father was declared dead at the scene and his four-year-old son later died in hospital

The 37-year-old father was declared dead at the scene and his four-year-old son later died in hospital

Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the crash, including whether speed was a factor in the collision

Queensland Police Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the crash, including whether speed was a factor in the collision

‘I think you’re going to find this will be one of those tragedies … thousands of people it is going to affect.’

‘I just can’t understand how something like this has happened. It just doesn’t make sense.’

Photos from the scene showed the blue Holden completely destroyed while the red Mitsubishi suffered damage to its front.

Its understood the cars T-boned at the intersection. 

Mr Vrbesic was a project manager for his company Innate Developments which specialises in residential and commercial construction. 

Witnesses recalled seeing emergency services performing CPR on Mr Vrbesic and his son being pulled from the wreckage.

Another said it was the first fatal crash she’d seen at the intersection in over 30 years. 

Forensic Crash Unit investigators appealed for any witnesses, or anyone with relevant vision to contact police.

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