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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Petlee Peter

Teen driver to be charged after head-on collision left man fighting for life

A 17-year-old boy will be charged after a 54-year-old man was left with life-threatening injuries in a head-on collision in Mawson last month.

ACT Policing's major collision team issued a teenage driver with a court attendance notice. Picture by Keegan Carroll

ACT Policing said about 6.35am on August 26, 2026, police and emergency services responded to a crash between a Toyota HiLux and a Kia Sportage on Yamba Drive.

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