A 16-year-old driver has been charged over a car crash on 28 February that killed a teenager and injured two other occupants.

Police have been investigating since a pursuit of four teenagers in an allegedly stolen SUV led to the vehicle rolling on Weir Road in Bouke at around 1:30pm.

A 13-year-old and the 16-year-old were taken to Bourke Hospital, both with non-life-threatening injuries, before they were released and taken to Bourke Police Station on 1 March.

Police say they were charged and remain before the courts.

Detectives arrested the 16-year-old at a Bourke home on Tuesday 6 May following further inquiries.

He was charged on the same day with:

• Aggravated dangerous driving occasioning death – escaping pursuit
• Aggravated dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm – escaping pursuit
• Aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence
• Police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly
• Never licensed person drive vehicle on a road
• Class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45km/h – estimated
• Larceny
• Aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal less than or equal to $60000
• Aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence – armed
• Be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner and aggravated break, and
• Enter dwelling in company intend steal less than or equal to $60000.

Theyouth was formally refused bail to appear at children’s court on Monday 19 May.

Police say they were alerted to a car robbery at about 11.15pm on Thursday 27 February at a Burroway Road service station in Narromine.

"About 12.10am on Friday 28 February 2025, police were patrolling the Mitchell Highway, about 15km from Nyngan, when they attempted to stop the SUV," a police spokesperson said.

"When it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated however, it was terminated a short time later.

About 12.45am, a pursuit was reinitiated on the Mitchell Highway, Coolabah, after road spikes were successfully deployed.

"About 1.30am, the pursuit was terminated after the SUV had rolled on Weir Road, Bourke."

A 14-year-old male occupant was airlifted to Sydney Children’s hospital in a serious condition, while a 17-year-old occupant died at the scene.