Inquiries are continuing into a single-vehicle crash on the South Coast in which a teenager died.
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About 2.50am Sunday, February 7, officers from Batemans Bay Highway Patrol were on routine patrol on the Princes Highway at Benandarah when they located a Ford Falcon sedan crashed into a tree and on fire.
The fire was extinguished by police, and a female passenger was located with serious injuries inside the car.
A short time later, officers located the body of the driver, a 16-year-old boy.
The injured passenger, a 17-year-old girl, was extracted from the vehicle about 5am and airlifted to Canberra Hospital with serious injuries.
Officers from South Coast Police District established a crime scene and are investigating the circumstances of the crash.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage are asked to contact Batemans Bay Police or Crime Stoppers.
