Cunningham Hwy closed in both directions at Aratula after head-on crash

A man has died and three other people have been injured in a horror head-on collision on a highway west of Brisbane.

A person is feared dead and the Cunningham Highway is closed in both directions after a head-on crash] Aratula, southwest of Brisbane. Picture: Aratula Rural Fire Brigade

A man has died and three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at Aratula on Saturday morning which closed the Cunningham Highway in both directions.

Initial investigations indicate just after 8am, a Holden Rodeo was travelling south along the Cunningham Highway towards Aratula when it hit a Toyota Hilux travelling in the opposite direction.

Emergency services at the scene of the crash. Picture: Aratula Rural Fire Brigade

The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota, a 71-year-old Moogerah man, was declared deceased at the scene.

The driver of the Holdenm a 32-year-old Alexandra Hills woman, was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Her two passengers, a four-year-old and a two-year-old, were taken to Ipswich Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Witnesses or anyone with relevant vision is urged to contact police.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating.