A 17-year-old girl suffered serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle driven by a 16-year-old boy in north Queensland on Saturday night.

Queensland Police are investigating the incident at Homebush, south-west of Mackay.

A white utility is alleged to have been driving dangerously just before 10pm before a second vehicle, a red Mazda 3, struck the 17-year-old who was in the carriageway.

Police said the incident sparked a collision involving several people before the car’s passenger was attacked.

“The Mazda continued a short distance before stopping, and it is then alleged that several people nearby approached the vehicle and assaulted a 53-year-old male passenger,” police said.

Police arrived at the scene a short time later and broke up the group.

The 17-year-old Glenella girl was taken to Mackay Base Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Sarina, aged 53, was also transported to the hospital for treatment.

The other occupants of the Mazda, the 16-year-old female driver, a 12-year-old male passenger and a 56-year-old female passenger, were not injured.

Police are investigating the circumstances.

Anyone with dash cam footage is urged to come forward.