UPDATE: 9.30am, Wednesday April 10
Police have charged three children following a collision involving an allegedly stolen vehicle in Berwick on Tuesday 9 April.
Police alleged a grey Mazda 3 collided with a vehicle and then a traffic light at the intersection of Gloucester Avenue and Princes Highway at about 10.50am.
The teens inside the vehicle fled the scene on foot but were arrested in the area by police with the assistance of the public.
Police have alleged the Mazda was stolen from a business on Princes Highway in Narre Warren just before 1.15am on Tuesday 9 April.
A 15-year-old Pakenham boy has been charged with theft of a motor vehicle, burglary and theft and has been bailed to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
Two 14-year-old girls, from Chelsea Heights and Pakenham, have been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and bailed to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
A 14-year-old Seaford boy was taken to hospital and is yet to be interviewed at this stage.
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Dramatic scenes erupted on High Street in Berwick on Tuesday, with an allegedly stolen car containing four young occupants colliding with another car, attracting a number of onlookers.
A grey Mazda 3 allegedly collided with another car before crashing into a traffic light on the corner of High Street and Gloucester Avenue at about 10.50am on Tuesday 9 April.
The teens inside the vehicle fled the scene on foot.
Police swiftly arrested a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and two 14-year-old girls with the assistance of the public
The teenagers were assisting police with their enquiries.
Police have alleged the Mazda was stolen from a business on Princes Highway in Narre Warren just before 1.15am on Tuesday 9 April.
Three CFA units responded from Beaconsfield, Berwick and Nar Nar Goon.
The incident was deemed under control at 11:12am.
A witness, who was one of the first people on the scene and provided support to those involved in the collision, described the aftermath of the crash as “traumatic“.
“I heard the screech and I stood up and I saw the car,“ they said.
“Someone is going to get cleaned up there one day.“
Another bystander described the incident as “pretty scary“.
