Teen Dies in High-Speed Stolen Car Crash in Melbourne

A 15-year-old boy died at the scene of a high-speed crash in Melbourne's southwest after being ejected from an allegedly stolen car driven by a group of teenagers, police said. The incident unfolded just after midnight on Friday along Derrimut Road in Hoppers Crossing, involving seven teenagers aged 14 to 17 who were pursuing another vehicle in what investigators described as an attempted carjacking.

According to Victoria Police, the group had been at a shopping center in nearby Tarneit, where occupants of a parked Toyota sedan reported feeling threatened and intimidated by the teenagers in a grey Skoda sedan. The Toyota driver left the area slowly, taking backstreets to evade the Skoda, which began following. The pursuit escalated when both vehicles turned onto Derrimut Road and accelerated to speeds exceeding 180 kilometers per hour. Police believe the Skoda driver attempted a maneuver to force the Toyota off the road, similar to a police pit technique, but lost control.

The Skoda collided with the rear of the Toyota, whose occupants escaped without serious injury. Moments later, it struck a Ford sedan and a Ford Ranger before rolling multiple times and coming to rest in the...