A teenage boy has died and another is fighting for life after a young driver lost control of their vehicle in outback northwest Queensland.
The 17-year-old boy was driving with four passengers shortly before midnight on Friday, when he lost control and left the road, early information indicates.
The group was travelling on the Barkly Highway towards the small town of Cloncurry.
The driver was declared dead at the scene, Queensland Police said.
Another female passenger, 17, was taken to Mount Isa Hospital in a critical condition, while a second female passenger, 17, and male, 18, were treated for non life-threatening injuries.
Queensland Police's Forensic Crash Unit are investigating.
Further south, an 18-year-old man is fighting for life after his car was found crashed into bushes in Logan.
Police say the driver had been alone when his car left the road just before 2am on Saturday, crashing into bushland in Wolffdene.
The 18-year-old has been taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition.
