Man dies after head-on crash in Beaudesert
A truck and semi-trailer collide west of Gold Coast. (9NEWS)
A man is dead after the car he was driving collided head-on with a horse float truck in Beaudesert, west of the Gold Coast, this morning.
Police say the car was travelling west along Beaudesert Boonah Road around 6am when it collided with the truck heading east.
The collision occurred on the IL-Bogan Bridge.
Firefighters managed to free a 24-year-old man, who was trapped for more than an hour, but he died a short time later.
The 34-year-old driver of the truck was not injured in the crash.
The Forensic Crash Unit are investigating the cause of the incident.
Police are warning motorists of heavy delays and are asking drivers to avoid the area.
Beaudesert Boonah Road is closed in both directions while police investigate.
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