A HORRIFIC head on crash has killed a 53-year-old man and injured five others at Mt Cotton, near the Sirromet Winery.

Two vehicles, a black Mazda 6 and a white Toyota utility were traveling from opposite directions along Mt Cotton Rd when they hit, with devastating effect.

"Just before three o'clock this afternoon, two vehicles here at the scene were traveling from opposite directions to one another and one of the vehicles has veered onto the other side of the road and as a consequence, there has been a head-on collision," regional duty officer, Inspector Mark Laing said.

A 53-year-old Thornlands man, believed to be driving one of the vehicles, died and five others were taken to hospital with various minor injuries.

The Mazda was damaged considerably more than the ute, with its bonnet almost entirely ground into the road.

The windscreen was smashed and was sitting on the bonnet while the right side of the car was severely damaged.

The ute was damaged at both the front and rear and was being towed about 5.50pm.

A woman travelling with the deceased man has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital as a precautionary measure.

A man, a woman and two children were also taken to Redlands Hospital with minor injuries.

Insp. Laing said there was no indication yet of the speed at which the cars were traveling but investigations were continuing.

"Forensic crash unit are on scene, are investigating and there's quite a bit of investigation to continue at this point in time."

It is believed there were two people in one car and four in the other.

The road reopened on Friday night.

Sirromet Wineries declined to comment on the crash. From initial information The Courier-Mail understands that there is no connection between the winery and the crash.

In other news, a woman died in hospital on Friday night after she was struck by a vehicle in a car park on Inald Drive at Tugun.

Police said investigations reveal that a 73-year-old Burleigh Heads man was parking his vehicle when he lost control of the car.

The woman, believed to be in her 50s, had been walking in a mutli-level car park when the car crashed over a kerb and knocked her over a fence, around 4.40pm.

The woman sustained serious injuries from collision and the fall and was transported to the Gold Coast Hospital where she later died.

Meanwhile, emergency services converged on the intersection of Wynnum Rd and Molloy Rd after a car crashed into a power pole just before 5pm on Friday.

A DCS spokeswoman said all passengers were out of the car.

Originally published as Man, 53, dead after head-on crash