A vehicle believed to have been following another at high speed the wrong way down the Bruce Highway moments before a fatal crash has been identified.
Several vehicles were reportedly travelling southbound on the wrong side of the highway about 10.30pm on Tuesday.
One of the vehicles, an Isuzu truck, crashed into a Honda Accord travelling in the correct lane at Burpengary.
The Accord then caught fire, with police confirming its 26-year-old driver was killed instantly.
The 46-year-old man driving the Isuzu was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he remained on Thursday.
Footage from before the crash showed the Isuzu and another vehicle travelling down the wrong side of the highway.
Detective Inspector David Harbison confirmed the truck was being “followed” by at least one other vehicle for at least a kilometre.
A Ford Ranger has been identified as the vehicle following the Isuzu. It was located at a business on Magnesium Street in Narangba about 5.30pm on Wednesday.
A Narangba man is now assisting police with their inquiries.
Sections of the highway were closed until about 5am on Wednesday after the crash.
Harbison said the collision left a horrific scene for emergency services and should not have happened.
“A young man just driving home … has been killed,” he said.
“It is amazing that no one else was harmed. I think we all know the dangers associated with going down the wrong way on the Bruce Highway.”
The truck driver would not be interviewed by police for some time because of his injuries, Harbison said.
He said it was too early to comment on claims online that a theft had occurred at a nearby business and was linked to the crash.
Harbison addressed comments on Facebook, saying online rumours could lead to wasted resources.
He urged anyone who witnessed the crash or was involved in it to contact police.
“We are particularly interested if you have dashcam of this incident. Even a little snippet of dashcam could be vital to this investigation.”
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