Whanganui teenager killed in stolen car that crashed

Emergency services were called to the crash on Polson St in Whanganui at 2.15pm on Wednesday.
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Emergency services were called to the crash on Polson St in Whanganui at 2.15pm on Wednesday.

Police have named the Whanganui teenager killed when a stolen car crashed.

Keanu Josephs-Ranginui, 13, was sitting in the front passenger seat, and was killed when the car crashed into a tree.

Emergency services were called when the car, which was reported stolen, crashed near Castlecliff School on Polson St at 2.15pm on Wednesday.

The car's driver fled the scene, and remains on the run from police a day later.