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Boy charged following fatal Qld crash

A teenager has been charged after a stolen car he was allegedly driving through Brisbane crashed, killing his 15-year-old passenger.

A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a stolen car he was allegedly driving through Brisbane left the road and crashed, killing a teenage passenger.

Queensland police say the 15-year-old passenger died after the vehicle smashed through a fence and into a house on Saturday, before the driver and another passenger fled on foot.

A teenager was charged with one count each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and driving without a licence.


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