Police are appealing for information after a teenager died following a pursuit and crash in Bourke last month.
About 11.15pm Thursday 27 February 2025, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District responded to reports of a break and enter at a service station on Burroway Road, Narromine.
Police arrived and were told four teenagers left the scene in an allegedly stolen white Toyota FJ Landcruiser Station Wagon with the NSW registration FBS88R.
About 12:08am Friday 28 February 2025, the allegedly stolen 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.
About 12.45am, a pursuit was reinitiated in Coolabah.
Police deployed two sets of road spikes on Mitchell Highway, Coolabah, and Sydney Road, Bourke.
The vehicle continued through the township of Bourke, before it crashed and rolled on Weir Road, Bourke, about 1.30am.
Police immediately rendered assistance to the four occupants of the car.
A 17-year-old boy, who is believed to have been an occupant in the vehicle, died at scene.
Three other boys – aged 13, 16 and 14 – were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene before they were taken to Bourke Hospital.
The 14-year-old was later airlifted to Randwick Children's Hospital in a serious condition and two other teens were taken to Dubbo Hospital for further treatment.
All teens have since been discharged from hospital.
A crime scene was established, with specialist officers from Crash Investigation Unit attending to examine the scene.
As investigation continue police have released CCTV vision of the allegedly stolen vehicle before the crash as they continue to appeal for information.
Police are specifically 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 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
A critical incident investigation team from Oxley Police District was also deployed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
The investigation will also be subject to an independent review.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
