Police expect to lay further charges against a father after a horror crash that killed his toddler son near Queensland’s Gold Coast on Saturday.

Two young boys, aged one and three, were reportedly with their parents in a white sedan when a witness saw the car veer off the road.

The crash happened in bushland near Yatala, between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, at 5am on Saturday.

The 24-year-old male driver was charged with violating a domestic violence order, but police said further charges were expected.

The father, from Beenleigh, was believed to have been the driver of the vehicle.

The witness driving behind the car pulled over and took the 22-year-old mother and three-year-old boy to the Beenleigh Police Station in Logan.

Detective Acting Superintendent Mark Mooney said the child became unresponsive in the station’s foyer and officers performed CPR, but the boy died.

“The three-year-old has sustained a head injury which has caused his death,” Mooney told reporters.

The father allegedly fled the scene of the crash, taking the one-year-old boy with him.

The toddler who was in the car suffered a head injury. Photo: 9NEWS

Police found the man and the surviving child at an address in Beenleigh around 90 minutes after the incident.

The boy was taken to the hospital for observation. Both adults were also checked over at the hospital before being medically discharged.

The incident is being investigated as a case of domestic violence.

Mooney said a temporary protection order had been in place since June 2024 and the couple had been separated.

“Any previous domestic violence incidents that have occurred between the two (parents) will form part of our inquiries,” said Mooney.

Mooney praised the efforts of officers who valiantly tried to revive the three-year-old boy.

The police investigation is continuing.

Officers have appealed for further witnesses to come forward.

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-with AAP