16-year-old boy arrested as woman killed in crash with allegedly stolen car in Murrumba Downs

A teenager is in police custody accused of driving a stolen car which crashed into another vehicle — killing the female driver — north of Brisbane on Thursday.

The 16-year-old boy was allegedly behind the wheel of a stolen Audi which collided with a Toyota sedan, driven by a 69-year-old woman, on Dohles Rocks Rd, at the intersection of McClintocks Dr about 9.30am.

The Audi had allegedly earlier been stolen at gunpoint from a woman in the nearby suburb of Griffin, Chief Superintendent Adam Guild said.

He said the Toyota driver was trapped in her vehicle with life-threatening injuries. Police and paramedics treated her at the scene but she was declared dead a short time later, a Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) spokesperson said.

The Audi also hit a stationary police car, injuring two officers.

The boy was taken into police custody at the scene and then taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital where he remains under police guard while being treated for significant leg injuries.

Police said several police car crews had been either parked or patrolling around Griffin and Murrumba Downs in search of the stolen Audi but were not actively pursuing the car when it crashed.

“As a result of that crash, which was described as a high-impact collision, the stolen blue Audi sedan has impacted a stationary unmarked police vehicle,” Guild said.

“A 69-year-old sole occupant of the Toyota sedan was trapped within the vehicle, and CPR was commenced by officers who arrived on scene.

“Two officers have been injured and have been transported to hospital for treatment.

“Unfortunately, in all best efforts from QPS and QAS on scene, the female was unable to be resuscitated and has since passed away.”

Guild said investigations into the crash, and the lead-up to it, were continuing.

“We’ll be looking at all the aspects leading up to this morning, as well as determining whether there was any other persons involved,” Guild said.

“The 16-year-old is known to police and currently has matters before the court.”

Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact police.

Earlier in the day, two people died in a serious truck crash at Tregony, 145km west of Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Six other people were injured in crash on the Cunningham Hwy near the Cunninghams Gaps Picnic area about 2.20am.

The surviving patients were taken by ambulance to hospital in stable conditions.