A teenager died after being thrown from a stolen car which overturned in a horrific car crash.
The 15-year-old crashed a white Toyota Camry on Adelaide Avenue, near Parliament in Canberra, on Wednesday morning.
ACT emergency services arrived at the scene around 5am, where paramedics treated the boy before rushing him to hospital.
Police said the car “went off the road, collided with a concrete barrier and subsequently came to rest on its roof in the middle of the road.”
The 15-year-old boy was found between 50 and 100 meters from the vehicle.
A teenager died after being thrown from a stolen car that overturned in a car accident
The 15-year-old crashed a white Toyota Camry on Adelaide Avenue, near Parliament in Canberra, on Wednesday morning.
ACT emergency services arrived at the scene around 5am
Sergeant Mark Richardson said “he was very seriously injured and unresponsive.”
He was transported to Canberra Hospital in a critical condition, where he “tragically succumbed to his injuries”.
It is understood the vehicle was reported stolen several days earlier and was involved in several “failing to stop for police” incidents.
Richardson said the teen was out on bail and was in breach of those conditions, which relate to similar offences.
“The vehicle was completely destroyed,” he said.
Police said the car “went off the road, collided with a concrete barrier and was subsequently located on its roof in the middle of the road.”
The 15-year-old boy was found between 50 and 100 meters from the vehicle.
He was taken to hospital in critical condition, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries.
“Police are unsure about the involvement of other vehicles or people and that is obviously part of the investigations being carried out by our major collision unit.”
The Capital Circle entrance from northbound Adelaide Avenue was closed for several hours while police examined the scene.
Investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information, including dashcam footage, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Investigations are ongoing