Multiple people have been injured following a two-car crash at Belconnen in the ACT – while another driver was killed after a horror crash on Victorian country road overnight.
Emergency services responded to calls for help after two cars collided at the intersection of Barton Highway and Kuringa Drive, Belconnen, after midnight on Thursday morning.
One of the cars involved, a Toyota Avalan sedan, was allegedly stolen and being driven by a 14-year-old boy, according to ACT Policing.
The 19-year-old passenger died at the scene and another two 14-year-old boys who were also in the car sustained serious injuries along with the driver.
A 14-year-old allegedly driving a stolen car crashed into another car just after midnight at the intersection of Barton Highway and Kuringa Drive in ACT
Early investigations show that the teens had travelled through a red light at the intersection before colliding with a Toyota Hilux utility.
‘The occupants of the Hilux received some treatment for their injuries but they are otherwise unscathed,’ Detective Acting Inspector Jonathan Turkich said.
The 14-year-old police believe was behind the wheel of the sedan at the time is now in police custody at the Canberra Hospital.
Police said they expect to lay charges.
In Victoria, a driver was killed after it’s believed they lost control of their car while driving on Daylesford-Malmsbury Road at Denver, also shortly after midnight on Thursday morning.
The sole occupant of the car – who is yet to be identiifed – died at the scene.
Police crash investigators are currently working to determine what caused the accident.