Emergency services responding to serious crash at Leslie Dam, near Warwick

Police are investigating a fatal crash that has claimed the life of a teenager after a car left the road, hit a tree and caught fire.

Emergency services at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Washpool Rd at Leslie Dam near Warwick on November 11, 2024.

A teenager has been killed in a horror single-vehicle crash, with police now investigating the circumstances of the tragedy.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said emergency services were called to Washpool Rd, west of Warwick at Leslie Dam about 2.20pm on Monday after a yellow Ford Falcon left the road and crashed with a tree before catching alight.

Police and fire crews arrived to find the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, with the fire spreading to nearby grass.

Debris from a yellow car remains scattered on burnt ground at Washpool Rd, near Leslie Dam. November 12, 2024.

On Tuesday, local police confirmed they were investigating if speed was a factor in the crash.

A Queensland Fire Department crew went into action to extinguish the flames.

Sadly the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, a 17-year-old boy, died in the crash.

Washpool Rd was closed to traffic and motorists were advised to avoid the area.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating the matter and is appealing for anyone with information to phone Policelink on 131 444.

Originally published as Emergency services responding to serious crash at Leslie Dam, near Warwick