Boy, 14, charged over fatal crash with stolen car

He was charged with culpable driving causing death and driving a stolen motor vehicle after a two-vehicle collision on the Barton Highway in Canberra's north on Wednesday night.

Police allege the boy was driving a gold Toyota Avalon with three passengers that was stolen from a south Canberra suburb.

They say he ran a red light and the car collided with a Toyota Hilux just before midnight.

A 19-year-old and a 14-year-old passenger sustained critical injuries and one had to be extracted from the Avalon by emergency services.

The 19-year-old later died in hospital.

The two Hilux passengers were treated at the scene.