{"id":108982,"date":"2025-08-31T16:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108982\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:31:13","slug":"two-students-killed-as-car-bursts-into-flames-after-smashing-into-power-pole-in-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108982\/","title":{"rendered":"Two students killed as car bursts into flames after smashing into power pole in Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Two young men have died after being trapped in their car after it burst into flames.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Four Bangladeshi students were inside the vehicle when it left the road and slammed into a power pole on Maitland Rd in Mayfield East \u2014 in northwest <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/newcastle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> \u2014 about 11.15pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The car erupted in flames on impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-cvgehw-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\" alt=\"Download today\" height=\"14\" width=\"20\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Passers-by rushed to pull the 24-year-old driver and a 19-year-old man sitting in the backseat from the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The other two passengers were trapped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Both men \u2014 believed to be in their 20s \u2014 were freed by firefighters and taken to John Hunter Hospital with critical burns, where they later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The driver remains under guard in hospital, where they are receiving treatment for minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The other surviving passenger has also been admitted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/nsw-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NSW Police<\/a> confirmed all four men are students in Australia and are liaising with the High Commission of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Anyone with information about the crash has been urged to come forward.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/family-reveals-accused-cop-killer-dezi-freemans-long-standing-desire-to-torture-police-in-chilling-text-c-19862290\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Accused cop killer\u2019s appalling text before deadly shooting<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/two-dead-after-stolen-car-crashes-into-multiple-cars-at-chatsworth-near-gympie-c-19861022\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Two dead after stolen car crashes into multiple cars<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two young men have died after being trapped in their car after it burst into flames. 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