Hume Highway, Locksley crash: Girl, 15, killed when stolen car driven by teen crashed into lorry
Teenage girl is killed when a car driven by a 14-year-old crashes into a truck on the Hume Highway after a car is stolen from a driveway in ‘every parent’s worst nightmare’
- A teenage girl is killed in a car crash in rural Victoria
- She was in a stolen car driven by another girl, 14
A 15-year-old girl has been killed in a horror crash when the stolen car she was in – driven by another teenage girl – collided with a lorry in rural Victoria.
A 14-year-old girl was behind the wheel of a Holden Captiva that collided with a lorry on the Hume Highway in Locksley at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The teenager behind the wheel suffered upper body pain in the accident and was flown to hospital.
The 15-year-old, who was in the front seat, died at the scene.
A 12-year-old boy who was also in the car has been taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital in stable condition.
A teenage girl has died after the stolen car she was in collided with a lorry on the Hume Highway in rural Victoria on Wednesday morning (pictured, police at the scene of the accident)
The car and truck were traveling in the same direction before the accident. The 45-year-old truck driver was not injured and is assisting police
The 45-year-old truck driver was not injured and is assisting police in investigating the incident.
The car and truck were traveling in the same direction before the collision.
Victoria Police said in a statement: “Police are currently on the scene investigating the circumstances of the collision and the investigation is ongoing.”
People with information about the crash or dashcam footage are asked to contact the police.
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