Western Plains App
01 April 2025, 1:40 AM
Police are appealing for information following the death of a 17-year-old boy involved in a police pursuit in Bourke in February.Â
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The incident began on Thursday, 27 February, around 11:15pm when officers attached to the Orana Mid-Western Police District responded to reports of a break-and-enter at a service station on Burroway Road in Narromine. Â
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When police arrived they were four teenagers had already fled the scene in an allegedly stolen Toyota FJ Landcruiser Station Wagen with NSW registration FBS88R.Â
Around 12:08am on Friday, 28 February, the Toyota was located 15 kilometres east of Nyngan on the Mitchell Highway, where police initiated a pursuit, however, it was terminated a short time later.Â
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Police reinitiated the pursuit in Coolabah around 12:45am.Â
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Officers deployed two sets of road spikes on Mitchell Highway in Coolabah and Sydney Road, Bourke.Â
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The allegedly stolen vehicle continued through the township of Bourke before it crashed and rolled on Weir Road around 1:30am.Â
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Police said they immediately rendered assistance to the four occupants of the car.Â
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A 17-year-old boy, who is believed to have been an occupant in the car, died at the scene.Â
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Three other boys, aged 13, 14, and 16, were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene before they were taken to Bourke Hospital.Â
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The 14-year-old was airlifted to Randwick Children's Hospital in serious condition and the two other boys were taken to Dubbo Hospital for further treatment.Â
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All teens have since been discharged from hospital.Â
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The Crash Investigation Unit attended the crime scene for investigation. A critical investigation team from Oxley Police District was also deployed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Police have released CCTV vision of the allegedly stolen vehicle.Â
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Officers are looking for CCTV, dashcam vision, or information about the driver of the vehicle at the time of the incident, and are urging anyone with information to contact Bourke Police Station.Â
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The investigation will be subject to independent review.Â