<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Six teenagers are in hospital with critical injuries after an allegedly stolen car crashed into an embankment after a suspected high-speed joyride in </span><a href="http://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> north.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The allegedly stolen Haval crashed and rolled near the entrance of the Hume Freeway on O'Herns Road in Epping about 1.30am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>All six occupants of the car were rushed to hospital with serious injuries, including one person who was airlifted due to the severity of their injuries.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-charged-after-allegedly-faking-cancer-to-scam-family-out-of-1-million/d576536d-d1d6-45cb-904b-f16d00646660" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man charged after allegedly faking cancer to scam family out of $1 million</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The car was first spotted speeding by a patrol car near Church Street in Whittlesea about 1am today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After losing sight of the car, police AirWing located the SUV about 20 minutes later, where it was allegedly speeding near Plenty Road in South Morang.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Stop sticks were successfully deployed on Bellevue Boulevard.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/epping-allegedly-stolen-car-crash-six-teenagers-seriously-injured--melbourne-freeway/b1bb6ec6-c785-4428-8114-ae01473e034b" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police AirWing continued trailing the Haval, which allegedly continued speeding through Epping before it crashed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were not pursuing the Haval before it crashed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The occupants include three 17-year-old boys from the Whittlesea area, two 16-year-old boys from the Hume area and a 19-year-old Seymour woman.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They are all under police guard in hospital.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Haval was allegedly stolen during an aggravated burglary on a home on Starboard Drive in Doreen early on Tuesday morning.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Both the on-ramp and the inbound exit of the Hume Highway at O'Herns Road remain closed as of 12pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>O'Herns Road is also closed between Gateway Boulevard and the freeway.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Motorists have been warned of delays of more than 45 minutes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigations remain ongoing. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>