Father and four-year-old son killed in Australia Day crash identified
A father who was killed alongside his four-year-old son in a horror car crash on Brisbane's bayside has been identified as Chris Vrbesic.
Emergency services were called to Ransome just before 9am on Australia Day, after a blue Holden Commodore collided with a red Mitsubishi Lancer on Rickertt Road at an intersection.
Vrbesic, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene and his son was taken to Queensland Children's Hospital, where he died.
The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 29-year-old Birkdale man, suffered minor injuries and was helped by bystanders before he was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for treatment.
Vrbesic, from Manly West, has been remembered by his friends and loved ones as a "family man" with a "big heart".
A friend who stopped by the crash site told The Courier Mail: “I think you’re going to find this will be one of those tragedies … thousands of people it is going to affect.”
"He helped so many people, he had such a big f***ing heart."
The father-of-three was a project manager at Innate Developments - a company that specialises in residential and commercial construction.
Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie shared their condolences for the family, saying: "Any life lost on Queensland roads is one too many and we must do anything we can to ensure safety on our roads."
"If it's under police investigation obviously police must investigate the circumstances of what happened but there are communities hurting and families hurting."
Police are investigating whether speed was a factor in the collision.
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