A baby has died after a ute smashed into a car parked on the side of a major motorway on the Gold Coast.

Emergency services were called to the M1 northbound at Gaven about 2.50am on Sunday morning.

Police said their initial investigations indicated a silver Jeep Cherokee was parked on the side of the motorway, near the Smith St on ramp, when it was hit by a grey Toyota Hilux.

A baby boy, who was in the Jeep, was rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital, but could not be saved and was declared dead a short time later.

The driver of the Jeep, a 24-year-old Ormeau Hills woman, was also taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition.

Police said the driver of the Toyota, a 51-year-old Loganlea man, sustained minor injuries.

As of 7.30am, the M1 is reduced to one lan

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