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Driver lucky to survive

20/01/2017

The twisted wreck of the allegedly stolen car driven by a 17-years-old boy into the back of a parked truck. 164047 Picture: GARY SISSONS

A 17-year-old Cranbourne boy has been arrested and taken to Dandenong Hospital following a dramatic crash on the South Gippsland Highway in Cranbourne.
Witnesses said the allegedly stolen car was traveling at dangerous speeds in a service lane just north of Camms Road when it hit a parked truck.
Paramedics were called to the scene just before 7.30am on Friday 20 January and took the boy to hospital to treat minor injuries.
It is believed no one else was injured during the incident.

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