Shocking twist in crash that killed four teens
In a shocking new twist, chilling voice notes have been released and appear to have been recorded just moments before four teenagers were killed in a horrific car crash.
Lucius Baira-Hill, 13, Cayenne Nona, 14, Rayveena Coolwell, 15, and Aaliyah Tappa Brown, 17, died after the Kia Sorrento they were travelling in hit a light pole in Townsville, Queensland, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
An unnamed 14-year-old boy, who is the only survivor of the horrific ordeal, has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death since he was driving the automobile.
A friend of one of the children has now released audio they were reportedly sent via Instagram moments before the fatal crash.
The messages were received at about 4.08 am on Sunday morning, the Townsville Bulletin reported.
A text said they were “flying around” and was followed by muffled audio of a girl's voice saying they were 'getting chased'.
“Yeah we still getting chased, it's hectic. If I don't text you back you know why,” the girl says.
A revving engine, background conversation and gusts of wind can be heard in the snippets of audio.
“We come get you later, we are getting chased,” the girl said into the phone.
The car clipped a roundabout, flipped and hit a light pole at about 4.30am.
Police are aware of the audio recordings, Townsville Police Chief Superintendent Craig Hanlon revealed.
“We've got a copy … we are investigating the details contained in that and seeing what evidence it holds,” he said.
The superintendent went on to say that while the screen recording of the audio could not be overlooked as it may point to the teen’s final moments, he added it did not show the location or proof of identity.
A Go Fund Me page was set up to help pay for one of the teenager's funeral, which has a target of $8,000.
“We tragically lost Lucius at the young age of 13. We as a family are asking for any help we can get as this happened so suddenly. Please and thank you in advance,” a message from the organiser read.