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Woman is killed after teenager allegedly ‘runs a red light behind the wheel of a stolen Audi’

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Woman is killed after teenager allegedly 'runs a red light behind the wheel of a stolen Audi'
  • Woman dies in horrific accident between two vehicles
  • A teenager has been arrested
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A teenager has been arrested over a horror crash that killed a woman when the young driver allegedly ran a red light in a stolen Audi before crashing into her car.

The collision occurred on Dohles Rocks Road, in Murrumba Downs, in Brisbane’s north, at 9.47am on Thursday.

The Audi collided with a Toyota sedan before the vehicle collided with a police vehicle.

A teenager has been arrested over a horrific crash that killed a woman when the young driver allegedly ran a red light in a stolen Audi before crashing into her car (pictured at the accident scene).

Emergency services responded to the scene and quickly worked to free the 69-year-old woman from the Toyota, but were unable to save her.

The 16-year-old driver of the allegedly stolen Audi was later arrested and taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with significant leg injuries.

He is currently under police guard in the hospital.

Queensland police are investigating whether the teenager allegedly ran a red light before the Audi crashed into the Toyota sedan.

Chief Superintendent Adam Guild said the killing spree began when the 16-year-old male offender allegedly hijacked a car at gunpoint from a female victim.

Police set up cordons and patrols in the Moreton Bay area to locate the allegedly stolen vehicle, he said, but the blue Audi sedan crashed at the McClintock-Dohles Rocks Road intersection.

Queensland police are investigating whether the teenager allegedly ran a red light before the Audi crashed into the Toyota sedan (pictured, police at the scene)

Queensland police are investigating whether the teenager allegedly ran a red light before the Audi crashed into the Toyota sedan (pictured, police at the scene)

Supt Guild said the boy was known to police and described the accident as “high impact” and “very tragic”.

Newly elected Queensland Premier David Crisafulli issued a statement on X-Day to express his condolences to the loved ones and family of the elderly victim.

“I am receiving continued information regarding the tragic incident that occurred at Murrumba Downs this morning,” the statement said.

‘Although the investigation is in its early stages, news of what has happened has been heartbreaking for Queenslanders, as it was for me.

“A family is coming to terms with the loss of a loved one and the thoughts and prayers of the entire state are with them.”

Two police officers were also injured when the allegedly stolen vehicle collided with their police vehicle.

Two other patients were also injured following the horror accident and were treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Two police officers were also injured when the allegedly stolen vehicle collided with their police vehicle (pictured, a police officer at the scene of the accident on Thursday).

Two police officers were also injured when the allegedly stolen vehicle collided with their police vehicle (pictured, a police officer at the scene of the accident on Thursday).

Newly elected Queensland Premier David Crisafulli (pictured) issued a statement on X to express his condolences to the loved ones and family of the elderly victim.

Newly elected Queensland Premier David Crisafulli (pictured) issued a statement on X to express his condolences to the loved ones and family of the elderly victim.

Two other patients were also injured following the horror accident and were treated at the scene for minor injuries (pictured, police at the scene of the accident).

Two other patients were also injured following the horror accident and were treated at the scene for minor injuries (pictured, police at the scene of the accident).

Police allegedly found a firearm in the car and Superintendent Guild said officers at no point pursued the allegedly stolen Audi.

Several lanes on Dohles Rocks Road have been reopened after motorists were informed that the intersection of Dohles Rocks Road and McClintock Drive had been closed.

The Audi and Toyota were removed from the scene using cranes.

A resident who lives near the area told the courier mail heard a loud bang around 9.30 am

Queensland Police Chief Superintendent Adam Guild (pictured) police knew the teenager.

Queensland Police Chief Superintendent Adam Guild (pictured) police knew the teenager.

“When I (looked) outside it was just a mess,” he said.

Other locals reported hearing the sounds of emergency services vehicles approaching the scene before first responders attempted to revive the victim.

Another resident, Todd Whisson, who lives on Dohles Rocks Road, said she was about to start her art class when one of her students saw a car following her for several miles.

“So she came to my house to park for class and the car kept going and she thought, ‘Oh, that’s good, they’re gone,'” Mr. Whisson said.

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