Event Brief
13-year-old dies in suspected stolen car crash
Filed: Aug 02, 2026 at 8:09 PM ET
Summary: A 13-year-old boy died after a crash involving a suspected stolen car at Lake Macquarie; two others were arrested.
WHO: Police
WHAT: A SUV left the road and crashed into a paddock; a 13-year-old boy died and a 14-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were arrested and taken to hospital under police guard.
WHEN: Aug 02, 2026 at 7:51 PM ET
WHERE: Gateshead, Lake Macquarie
WHY: The cause of the crash has not been reported.
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