Teen driver, 17, dies in fiery M5 Motorway blaze at Revesby after his car struck a guardrail and caused a blaze in nearby grass and trees
By Pranav Harish For Daily Mail Australia[1]
Published: 03:22, 16 December 2023 | Updated: 03:22, 16 December 2023
A teenager has died in a horrifying crash after his car struck a guardrail on a major motorway before the vehicle burst into flames.
The 17-year-old boy was driving along the M5 Motorway near Revesby in Sydney[2]‘s south-west before he lost control of the car on Friday around 11:30pm.
The Mitsubishi Evo crashed into the barrier on the motorway before the sedan went up in flames on impact.
Paramedics rushed to the scene but the boy could not be saved.
There were no passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
A teenager has died in a fiery crash on the M5 Motorway (stock image) after he lost control of his car
The horrifying collision set alight nearby grass and tress before fire fighters from the NSW[3] Rural Fire Service arrived to douse the flames.
NSW Police set up a crime scene and closed eastbound lanes on the motorway following the incident.
A report is expected to be prepared for the coroner as investigations into the fatal crash continue.
Police have urged anyone with information or dashcam footage of the crash to come forward.
The teenager’s death comes after another man died in a motorcycle crash in a separate incident around an hour later in the state’s north on Saturday.
Paramedics along with fire fighters rushed to the scene after the vehicle burst into flames when it hit a guardrail (stock image)
Fire fighters quickly doused the flames which also set alight grass and trees nearby after the crash claimed the life of the teenager (stock image of a NSW Rural Fire Service fighting a bushfire)
Police were called to Haussman Driver, near Thornton about 26 kilometres west of Newcastle around 12:30am following reports of a single vehicle crash.
The 26-year-old man died at the scene after he lost control of his bike while he was approaching a bend in the road.
He was flung from the motorcycle before he hit a tree.
Police established a crime with investigations into the crash ongoing.
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