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Teenager dies in hospital one day after horrific Melbourne car crash

One of four teenagers whose car collided with a semi-trailer at high speed in Melbourne has died in hospital.

The 15-year-old Coburg boy died of his injuries in hospital on Tuesday evening, police say.

One boy was airlifted to The Alfred hospital with critical head injuries, while the other three were taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital. Source: 7 News.

He was travelling in a silver Volkswagen Bora with three other teenagers on Monday when they collided with a 23-tonne semi-trailer in Somerton around 3.30am.


Another teen remains in a critical condition at The Alfred Hospital, while two are in a stable condition, a hospital spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Source: 7 News.

The learner driver and three passengers sped through a red light at up to 150 kilometres an hour before colliding with the semi-trailer at Somerton.

The impact of the crash caused the large truck to tip over.

Back seat passenger Jose Paulette suffered multiple broken bones and remains in the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Source: 7 News.

Emergency services spent several hours cutting the teenagers out of the wreckage. The truck driver was not injured in the crash.

The impact of the crash caused the large truck to flip over. Source: 7 News.

"It took a couple of hours to get the driver and the rear driver passenger out, the scene was quite hectic," Detective Sergeant David Newman from the Major Collision Investigation Unit said earlier this week.

Chase Josh was one of four teenagers involved in the horrific crash. Source: 7 News.

"It's a horrific scene when you've got a combination of high speed, a car verses a truck, at that sort of impact, there's always going to be tragic consequences."

The death brings Victoria's road toll for 2015 to 234, only one less than this time last year.