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Two 13-year-olds hospitalised after pursuit and crash on highway, police say
Police pursued a vehicle after a break-in report; two 13-year-olds were hospitalized in stable condition following a crash on the Great Western Highway, officials said.
- On Thursday, January 8, 2026, two 13-year-old boys were hospitalised after a police pursuit ended in a crash on the Great Western Highway at Bowenfels, with paramedics treating them at the scene and taking them to hospital in stable condition.
- A reported break‑in and alleged theft of car keys prompted police to respond to a Union Street, Lithgow home where two males allegedly stole the keys and fled in a vehicle.
- Police say the stolen vehicle split in half, with one occupant trapped inside, after crashing into a fence of a home backing onto the highway near Lockyer Street.
- NSW Police declared a critical incident and a Central West Police District critical-incident team will lead the investigation, which the Professional Standards Command and Law Enforcement Conduct Commission will review as Great Western Highway reopened under contraflow.
- Both boys reportedly suffered very serious lower-leg injuries, police have not yet interviewed them and no charges have been laid, Western Region Commander Andrew Holland, NSW Police, said 13-year-olds should be at home in bed.
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