Sydney teens accused of 60km pursuit from Wollongong to Campbelltown

Two teenagers have been accused of taking police on a pursuit across Sydney spanning 60 kilometres after the pair allegedly robbed a convenience store.

Police allege a 15-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl first robbed an EzyMart convenience store on Keria Street in Wollongong at 12.20am.

Two employees were allegedly assaulted and items were taken from the store. The employees suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

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The pair then allegedly fled in a white van with no number plates.

A pursuit was started on Endeavor Drive in Wollongong when the van failed to stop for police.

Officers then spotted the pair on Appin Road, deploying road spikes in an attempt to stop the car.

The van kept going to Rosemeadow, where one person jumped from the car on Copperfield Drive. Police believe it was the third person involved.

Road spikes were deployed again on Dickens Road in Ambarvale but the van still continued on.

The pursuit came to an end at the intersection of Campbelltown Road and Collieroy Road in Campbelltown after the van allegedly crashed into two police cars which officers had set up as a roadblock.

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The alleged pursuit spanned from Wollongong to Campbelltown, which are more than 60 kilometres apart.

The 17-year-old girl was charged with being carried in a car taken without permission.

The 15-year-old boy was charged with taking a car without permission from the owner, assault, bodily harm, pursuit and other offences.

They were refused bail and appeared in children's court today.

Police are searching for a third person involved.