Hume Freeway, Locksley crash: Woman, 15, killed when stolen automobile pushed by teenager slammed into truck

A 15-year-old woman has died in a horror crash when the stolen automobile she was in – being pushed by one other teen woman – slammed right into a truck in rural Victoria.

A 14-year-old woman was behind the wheel of a Holden Captiva that collided with a truck on the Hume Freeway in Locksley at about 8.30am on Wednesday.

The teenager driving sustained higher physique ache within the crash and was flown to hospital.

The 15-year-old, who was within the entrance seat, died on the scene. 

A 12-year-old boy additionally contained in the automobile was taken to Royal Youngsters’s Hospital in a secure situation.

A teenage woman has died after the stolen automobile she was in collided with a truck on the Hume Freeway in rural Victoria on Wednesday morning (pictured, police on the crash web site)

The automobile and the truck had been heading in the identical path earlier than the crash. The 45-year-old truck driver was not harm and is aiding police

The 45-year-old truck driver was not harm and is aiding police with their investigation of the incident.

The automobile and the truck had been heading in the identical path earlier than the collision. 

Superintendent Michael Layton stated the three youngsters within the Holden Captiva had been from the Wangaratta space and knew one another. 

He stated the automobile was reported stolen from a house within the Wangaratta space simply earlier than midnight on Tuesday. 

‘Fairly tragically, earlier than police had the chance to intervene…the collision was reported,’ he stated.

Victoria Police stated in an announcement: ‘Police are at the moment on scene investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision and the investigation stays ongoing.’

Anybody with details about the crash or dashcam footage has been urged to contact police.

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