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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died.

A coroner investigating the deaths of four teenagers in a “horrific” car crash in Townsville has made no findings against police but noted a lack of training at the time around sensitivity towards Indigenous families.

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Lucius Hure-Hill, 13, now known as Barefoot, Rayveena Coolwell, 14, Cayenne Robertson, 14, and Aaliyah Te Paa, 17, were killed instantly in Garbutt before 4.30am on June 7, 2020.

The Kia Sorento SUV in which the four teenagers were travelling had been reported stolen and was being driven by another 14-year-old boy referred to as QTS.

State Coroner Terry Ryan handed down his findings in Brisbane on Thursday following four days of inquest hearings in Townsville in late 2022.

Four members of the dead teenagers’ families attended the court via …

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