Motorcyclist dies after fiery head-on crash

A motorcyclist has died after a head-on crash with a four-wheel drive that sparked a grass fire on the Gold Coast.

Police were called to Pimpama-Jacobs Well Road at Norwell about 4.45pm on Sunday when the crash occurred.

Both vehicles ignited on collision because of the impact, causing a grass fire.

Emergency services attended the scene and the blaze was brought under control.

The motorcyclist, a 54-year-old man from Pimpama, died at the scene.

The 49-year-old male driver of the four-wheel-drive did not sustain serious injury.

The forensic crash unit is investigating.