Police are appealing for witnesses and expect to lay more charges against a man arrested over the death of his three-year-old son in a car crash.

The child died from head injuries after his father allegedly fled the scene with his one-year-old brother as the mother scrambled to save the toddler.

The fatal incident happened in bushland north of the Gold Coast at 5am on Saturday.

A witness saw the white Mazda veer off the road and crash.

The witness took the 22-year-old mother and the three-year-old to Beenleigh Police Station, where officers attempted CPR.

A temporary protection order had been in place since June 2024 and the couple had been separated, Detective Acting Superintendent Mark Mooney said

"The two adults have been in a relationship for a number of years, currently separat

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