Teenager killed in horror crash at Oxenford

A TEENAGER has been killed and six other people injured in a two-vehicle crash north of the Gold Coast.

Sergeant Scott Ezard, from the Cairns Forensic Crash Unit, inspects an area where a motor cross rider was involved in a fatality. PICTURE: JUSTIN BRIERTY

A TEENAGER has been killed and six other people injured in a two-vehicle crash north of the Gold Coast.

The crash occurred on Tamborine-Oxenford Rd at Oxenford about 3.30pm on Sunday when a sedan and a utility travelling in opposite directions collided.

The Forensic Crash Unit is investigating a two vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teenage boy at Oxenford this afternoon. https://t.co/VP34fvqKXH

— Queensland Police (@QldPolice) May 20, 2018

The teen was sitting behind the driver of the sedan. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Paramedics rushed the driver of the sedan to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

Two other passengers of the sedan, and all three occupants of the utility suffered non-life-threatening injuries, but were taken to the GCUH for precautionary checks.

Officers have closed off Tamborine Oxenford Rd between Michigan Dr and the roundabout while officers continue with investigation.

The Forensic Crash Unit is on scene.

Originally published as Teenager killed in horror crash at Oxenford