‘If this child-killing criminal is alive, we will continue to pursue and kill him.’

A vape has caught fire on a flight from Brisbane to Melbourne, causing a mid-air call for help.

Virgin Australia flight VA328 from Brisbane made an urgent call after the vape ignited, the airline said this evening.

Emergency services were put on standby as the plane landed in Melbourne.

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"The Boeing 737 aircraft landed safely and taxied to the gate where passengers were able to disembark normally," a statement from Melbourne Airport said.

Virgin Australia said Aviation Rescue Firefighters followed the aircraft "as a precaution" and "removed the device from the aircraft."

A PAN call means possible assistance needed and signals an urgent call for help but not an emergency.

The flight took off from Brisbane just before 1pm (2pm AEDT) and landed in Melbourne just before 4.30pm.

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A teenage boy has been arrested and charged after an allegedly stolen car rollover killed a teen in Melbourne's south west.

The 17-year-old was charged with culpable driving causing death and other driving offences and remanded in custody to face a children's court, police announced this morning.

It comes after a grey Skoda sedan full of seven teenagers allegedly crashed on Derrimut Road in Hoppers Crossing about 12am on Friday.

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A 15-year-old boy was ejected from the car and died at the scene.

A 16-year-old girl, who was in the front seat, broke both her legs. She remains in the hospital today and is expected to be interviewed.

Two more occupants, a 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, were both arrested.

The girl was released after being interviewed.

The boy was interviewed at hospital and being arrested, but his arrest is not related to the collision.

The other two people who were in the car fled and have not been found.

The Skoda allegedly followed a Toyota after an incident at the Tarneit Central Shopping Centre on Friday.

Police alleged the people inside a Toyota felt intimidated and rang Triple Zero, who advised they drive to the nearest police station. 

They allegedly began increasing their speed to get away from the Skoda, which sped up to 180 km/h to chase the Toyota on Derrimut Road.

The Skoda allegedly rammed the rear and crashed into two other cars before rolling into a front yard.

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"This is not a PlayStation game where you can hit reset and start again. This is real lives, real situations that cannot be undone," Detective Inspector Craig McEvoy said at a press conference on Friday.

Investigations are ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

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