Toddler and father both dead after horror car crash in Brisbane

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.

“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.