teenager is killed and his dad injured in a horror father's day highway crash that left four people trapped in their wrecked cars

A Queensland teenager has been killed and his dad critically injured in a horrific Father's Day highway crash.  

The father and 19-year-old son were driving on the Mount Lindsay Highway at Cedar Vale, around 50km from Brisbane, on Sunday morning. 

Paramedics, including a critical care doctor, were dispatched to the busy motorway around 11am after reports of a two-vehicle collision. 

The two occupants of the other vehicle, aged in their 50s, have been left fighting for life following the horror smash. 

A teenager has been killed and his father left critically injured in a horror Father's Day crash on the Mount Lindsay Highway (pictured) at Cedar Vale, around 50km from Brisbane

A teenager has been killed and his father left critically injured in a horror Father's Day crash on the Mount Lindsay Highway at Cedar Vale, around 50km from Brisbane 

A Queensland Ambulance spokesperson said when emergency crews first arrived there were four people trapped in the wreckage. 

The spokeswoman said the teenager's passenger, a 54-year-old man, had been flown to the Princess Alexandria Hospital in a critical condition.  

The other driver, a 56-year-old man, was also taken to the Princess Alexandria Hospital in a serious condition with chest, abdominal and leg injuries. 

His passenger, a 53-year-old woman, was flown to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition with head and leg injuries. 

Police said the 19-year-old had been driving a white Mitsubishi Triton when it collided with a Toyota Landcruiser travelling in the opposite lane.  

An off-duty paramedic treated the teenager but he later died at the scene. 

The Mount Lindsay Highway was closed as a result of the two-vehicle smash with investigators working to determine the circumstances of the collision. 

The two-vehicle collision occurred around 11am on Sunday and left the two occupants of the other vehicle fighting for life in hospital (pictured, a helicopter at the scene)

The two-vehicle collision occurred around 11am on Sunday and left the two occupants of the other vehicle fighting for life in hospital (pictured, a helicopter at the scene)