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15-year-old driver charged in April collision that killed 16-year-old passenger in Saskatoon

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, after an April crash that killed a 16-year-old boy in Saskatoon.

Police say driver lost control of car, which crashed into a pole and flipped over, killing 1 passenger

A red tent sits on the road beside an upside down vehicle, with car pieces scattered on the road and police officers standing nearby.
Saskatoon police investigate a collision that happened on Taylor Street E. on the morning of Sunday, April 14. (Liam O'Connor/CBC)

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing deathafter an April crash that killed a 16-year-old boy in Saskatoon.

Police were called around 6 a.m. on April 14 to a single-vehicle collision in the4200 block of Taylor Street E.

Investigators say the 15-year-old was drivinga 2008 Honda Civic when he lost control of the car, whichcrashed into a pole and flipped over.

The 16-year-old boy, who was one of two passengers in the car, was declared dead at the scene. The other passenger, another 15-year-old boy, was sent to hospital in serious condition, police said at the time.

The 15-year-old driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

In addition to dangerous driving causing death, he'snow been charged with taking a motor vehicle without consent and dangerous driving causing bodily harm, Saskatoon police said in a Wednesday news release.

He appeared in court earlier Wednesday, police said.

The teen cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The 16-year-old who was killedwas a student at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, theSaskatoon Public Schools board previously said.