Police say two teens are lucky to be alive after the vehicle they were travelling in smashed into a rock wall north of Split Rock on the Malahat.

The crash occurred just after midnight on Monday.

In a statement issued this morning, RCMP say the red 2007 four-door Honda Civic had been reported stolen out of Victoria hours earlier.

B次元官网网址淭he car went past Split Rock northbound at what one witness described as a high rate of speed,B次元官网网址� the statement reads. B次元官网网址淭he Civic continued on and crossed over the centre line and smashed into the rock wall in the southbound lane.B次元官网网址�

Shawnigan Lake RCMP, the Malahat Volunteer Fire Department, B.C. Ambulance Service, and an RCMP traffic reconstructionist attended the scene, finding extensive damage and debris scattered across all lanes of traffic.

B次元官网网址淓vidence at the scene suggests this vehicle was travelling at an excessively high rate of speed prior to the collision,B次元官网网址� police say. B次元官网网址淭he highway was closed for approximately three hours while the investigation continued.B次元官网网址�

In the meantime, the alternate south-Shawnigan route was utilized by motorists.

Police say the unlicensed 16-year-old male driver and a 17-year-old female passenger were taken to Victoria General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

While the investigation continues, police say they are already considering charges of theft over $5,000, plus four counts of breaching a court order for a previous vehicle theft charge against the male driver.

B次元官网网址淏oth of these youth are extremely fortunate to be essentially walking away from this crash,B次元官网网址� Shawnigan Lake RCMP Sgt. Rob Webb said.

Police ask any witnesses who spotted the vehicle travelling on the Malahat late Sunday or early Monday morning to contact the south-end RCMP detachment at 250-743-5514.