A P-plate driver has been charged after a car being pursued by police crashed into a power pole in Sydney’s south-west, killing a male passenger.

Police say highway patrol officers from Campbelltown tried to stop the driver of a Mitsubishi Lancer about 11.20pm on Thursday after it was detected speeding.

A male passenger was thrown from the car and died at the scene, police said.

A male passenger was thrown from the car and died at the scene, police said.Credit:Quentin Jones

The officers began to chase the car when the driver did not stop, police allege. The man’s car struck the pole on Eastwood Road, Leppington, a short time later.

The driver and passenger, both aged 18, were thrown from the vehicle, police said. The passenger died at the scene.



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