SYDNEY, May 1 (NNN-AAP) – A 13-year-old boy was charged with dangerous driving, following a fatal car crash that caused three deaths, overnight in Australia’s state of Queensland.
Around 10:45 p.m. local time last night, an allegedly stolen Mercedes-Benz was travelling south, on Saltwater Creek Road near Sydney Street, when it allegedly collided with the rear of a Holden. The Holden then collided with a Mazda, headed towards Hervey Bay, according to a statement from Queensland Police today.
The driver and passenger of the Holden, a 17-year-old girl and a 29-year-old woman, as well as, the driver and sole occupant of the Mazda, a 52-year-old woman, all died at the scene.
A 23-year-old woman, travelling in the Holden was airlifted to the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz, the 13-year-old boy, sustained minor injuries to his foot. The police alleged that the car was stolen from a Maryborough residence at 8:40 p.m. last night.
The boy, who is due before the local children’s court at a later date, has been charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, causing death and one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle.– NNN-AAP
