2 children dead in crash near Beaudesert

Tragedy near Beaudesert…

Two children have died after a car crashed into the water at Wyaralong Dam.

Those killed were a five year old – and a 13 year old

A six-month-old baby, a one-year-old toddler and two adults are in hospital.

The toddler is in a critical condition.

Police say their  Land Rover crossed onto the wrong side of the road and broke through a road barrier, rolling down an embankment before ending up on its roof in the dam.

Passers-by helped pull people out of the submerged car.

One police vehicle flipped as it rushed to the scene, but no officers were hurt.

Three rescue helicopters and more than a dozen emergency vehicles attended the incident.