Toddler and father both dead after horror car crash in Brisbane
A father and his four-year-old boy have both died following a horror crash.
A toddler and his dad have been killed following a horror crash in Brisbane’s east.
Chris Vrbesic was driving a Holden Commodore VK Brock sedan when it collided with a a red Mitsubishi Lancer at the intersection of Rickertt Rd and Chelsea Rd in Ransome just before 9am on Sunday.
The 37-year-old driver from Manly West died at the scene.
His son, a four-year-old, who was a passenger in the Holden, was taken to the Queensland Children’s Hospital, where he has since died.
The driver of the Mitsubishi suffered minor injuries in the crash.
The 29-year-old Birkdale man was the sole occupant of the Mitsubishi.
It is understood the vehicles T-boned at the intersection.
Mr Vrbesic has been described as a “family man”.
He was a project manager at Innate Developments - a company that specialises in residential and commercial construction.
“I think you’re going to find this will be one of those tragedies … thousands of people it is going to affect,” a friend told Courier Mail.
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“He helped so many people, he had such a big f**king heart.”
A neighbour described it as “horrific” and “tragic”.
The Forensic Crash Unit launched an investigation, and anyone with information has been urged to come forward.
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