A teenage girl is accused of driving a stolen SUV with four young passengers on board that led to a high-speed chase that ended when she crashed into a semi-trailer in Sydney’s west.

Officers from the Dog Unit spotted the 17-year-old driver speeding on the Great Western Highway at Eastern Creek just before midnight on Monday.

An attempt to pull the car over failed and a pursuit ensued.

“The SUV and a semi-trailer collided at the intersection with the M7 off-ramp minutes later,” NSW Police said in a statement.

The five teenage girls in the car ran into bushland nearby before being arrested.

The accused driver was injured when she was bitten by a police dog and was taken to Westmead Hospital under police guard for treatment.

Four girls – aged 13, 14 and two aged 15 – have been released with a caution.

The alleged driver has been charged over the pursuit, for refusing to stop, driving recklessly, car theft, driving without a licence and breach of bail.

The truck driver was not injured.

Police will allege in court the SUV was stolen from a home in Lilyfield in Sydney’s inner west sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning.

The girl was been refused police bail and will face a bedside hearing on Tuesday afternoon.

-AAP