A 17-year-old girl bitten by a police dog in a police pursuit has been charged after allegedly crashing a stolen car and fleeing into bushland in Sydney’s west
Police initiated a chase after allegedly seeing the stolen Toyota Kluger SUV driving at high speeds on the Great Western Highway Eastern Creek just before midnight yesterday.

The 17-year-old driver allegedly failed to stop and crashed into a semi-trailer at the M7 off-ramp intersection with four other teenage girls inside. 

An allegedly stolen car crashed into a semi-trailer before five teenage girls fled, according to police. (9News)

The group – aged between 13 and 17 – then ran into nearby bushland, where a police dog bit the alleged driver.

The group were arrested and taken into custody at Mount Druitt police station.

Four girls – aged 13, 14 and two 15-year-olds – were released after being issued a youth caution.

The 17-year-old was treated by paramedics for the dog bite and taken to Westmead Hospital.

She remains under police guard and has been charged with failing to stop in a police pursuit, driving recklessly, taking a car without consent, driving without a licence and breaching bail. 

The girl has been refused bail and will face a bedside hearing today.

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