Six Teenagers Seriously Injured in Alleged High-Speed Stolen Car Rollover
- Six teenagers sustained serious injuries after a stolen Haval veered off the road and came to rest down a slope close to the Hume Freeway on O'Herns Road in Epping shortly after 1:30am on Wednesday.
- Police allege the vehicle was stolen early Tuesday morning during a home invasion on Starboard Drive in Doreen before officers spotted it speeding near Church Street in Whittlesea.
- Officers deployed stop sticks on Bellevue Boulevard, and about 20 minutes later, the police AirWing tracked the SUV as it sped in the vicinity of Plenty Road around South Morang; the vehicle then continued through Epping before crashing close to the freeway ramps.
- All six individuals in the vehicle—including three boys aged 17, two boys aged 16, and a woman aged 19—sustained serious injuries and were taken to hospital; one was airlifted while the others were transported by road ambulance, all remaining under police supervision.
- The incident led to the closure of the freeway entrance near Epping, resulting in traffic delays of up to an hour, while police continue their investigation and request that anyone with relevant footage or information contact Crime Stoppers.
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