Police have charged three children, including two from Pakenham, 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.
Police have charged a 15-year-old Pakenham boy with theft of a motor vehicle, burglary and theft, with the boy bailed to appear in a children’s court at a later date.
Police also charged two 14-year-old girls, from Chelsea Heights and Pakenham, with theft of a motor vehicle, with the girls also 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.
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“.
