Overview
- Victoria Police arrested a 17-year-old in the Wyndham area, charged him with culpable driving causing death and other driving offences, and remanded him to face a children’s court.
- Police say a grey Skoda carrying seven teenagers pursued a Toyota in an alleged attempted carjacking before colliding with multiple vehicles and rolling on Derrimut Road.
- A 15-year-old boy was ejected from the Skoda and died at the scene, while a 16-year-old girl remains in hospital with serious injuries and other teens were interviewed and released pending inquiries.
- Investigators report that four occupants fled after the crash, and they are working to identify them and trace the Skoda’s suspected theft days earlier from Yellow Box Street in Maidstone.
- An edged weapon was seized at the scene and alcohol was found in the car, with police describing the circumstances as shocking.