2023-05-01 06:31:05
A 13-year-old is said to have caused a serious accident with a stolen car in Australia, killing three. The teenager himself was only slightly injured in the foot, the broadcaster ABC reported today, citing the authorities. He was in police custody and charged with three counts of dangerous driving and fatality. The accident happened late yesterday evening in Maryborough, north of Brisbane on the east coast.
The boy had hit another car from behind with the car that had just been stolen, which then came into the oncoming lane and crashed into an oncoming vehicle, according to media reports. There was talk of a “horror crash”.
Three women dead – one seriously injured
The victims are three women aged 17, 29 and 52. A 23-year-old was also flown to a hospital with serious injuries and is fighting for her life, the police said. The young person who caused the accident was already known to the police, said a spokesman for the authorities, without giving any details. He is due to appear before a judge soon.
It is not known what punishment the boy faces. However, there is an extremely harsh juvenile criminal law in Australia. Just recently, a 13-year-old, also in the state of Queensland, had to spend 60 days in a juvenile prison because he punched a peer during an argument and snatched his smartphone from his hand. He spent long periods in solitary confinement.
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