Two teenagers have appeared in court charged after an alleged pursuit in which a boy died in Bourke last week.
About 11.15pm on Thursday 27 February 2025, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District responded to reports of a robbery at a service station on Burroway Road, Narromine.
Four teenagers left the scene in a vehicle which had been reported stolen from Blayney, on Wednesday 26 February 2025.
About 12:10am on Friday 28 February 2025, that vehicle was seen 15km 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, with police deploying two sets of road spikes on the 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; however, a 17-year-old boy – who is believed to have been a passenger – died at scene.
A 14-year-old boy was airlifted to Sydney Children's Hospital and remains there in a serious condition.
Two boys – aged 13 and 16 – were treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics at the scene before they were taken to Bourke Hospital.
Upon their release from hospital about 10.30am yesterday (Saturday 1 March 2025), they were arrested and taken to Dubbo Police Station.
The younger boy was charged with two counts aggravated break and enter dwelling in company intend steal, aggravated break and enter dwelling in company steal, be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner, enter vehicle or boat without consent of owner / occupier and passenger not disclose driver's / other passenger's identity.
The older boy was charged with be carried in conveyance taken without consent of owner.
They were refused bail and appeared at Parramatta Children's Court via AVL today (Sunday 2 March 2025). The younger boy was formally refused bail while the older boy was granted conditional bail. Both are to appear before a children's court on Wednesday (5 March 2025).
The investigation continues.
