Two teenagers were killed and two others were injured when a stolen car they were speeding in crashed in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood early Thursday morning, police said.
The crash happened at about 3:15 a.m. on Morrissey Boulevard near the UMass Boston campus, Massachusetts State Police said. The car carrying the four teenagers, all boys, was believed to be speeding at the time of the crash.
Of the two teens who were injured, a 17-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries and remained in grave condition Thursday afternoon, state police said. The other teen, a 15-year-old, suffered minor injuries — he remained at a Boston hospital Thursday afternoon.
The names of the victims haven't been released, but the two teenagers who died were 15 and 14 years old.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which was witnessed by a trooper, state police said.
The car, a Hyundai, was reported stolen from Jamaica Plain early Thursday morning. A gun was found in the crashed vehicle.
Law enforcement sources tell NBC10 Boston that Boston police were involved in a pursuit of the car before the crash. Those sources say the pursuit was called off but state police are investigating whether or not the pursuit ended.
Police haven't said what's believed to have led to the crash, which remained under investigation late Thursday morning.
The incident shut down Morrissey Boulevard for several hours; it has since reopened.
