The boy has been charged with aggravated cause death by dangerous driving, leaving the scene of a serious crash and numerous other traffic offences after a collision led to the death of another teenager on Tuesday.

Just after 9.30pm last night, police patrols tried to stop a Holden Commodore on Petherton Road, Andrews Farm, after they identified the car as being defected, however the driver failed to stop. Police did not pursue the car and lost sight of it.

A few minutes later, patrols and emergency crews were called to the RAAF Base Edinburgh on Andrews Road at Penfield, after the same car crashed into a fence.

Three people were seen running from the car, leaving a passenger lying on the ground next to the Holden.

The 17-year-old boy from Craigmore was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital but died a short time later.

Patrols, with the assistance of PolAir and RAAF personnel, searched the base and located three people.

The driver, a 16-year-old from Craigmore, was arrested and taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital with minor injuries.

He was released from hospital and will appear in the Elizabeth Youth Court today.

The other two passengers, a 21-year-old man from Melton in Victoria and an 18-year-old woman from Elizabeth South, were both taken to the Lyell McEwin Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators from Major Crash attended the scene and investigations are continuing.

The teenager’s death is the 53rd life lost on our roads this year, compared to 68 at the same time last year.