Durham police say three Toronto teens have been arrested in connection with a robbery after the car they stole rolled into a ditch.

Police say on Monday at around 10:40 a.m., a 15-year-old boy and a female friend were approached by two males in the area of Church Street south and Delaney Drive in Ajax.

The two males asked to use the 15-year-old’s phone and when the victim refused to give it to them, police say one of the suspects brandished a baseball bat while the other suspect grabbed the victim’s backpack.

According to investigators, the victim chased after the two suspects and at one point was grabbed around the neck by one of the suspects and threatened.

The suspects then fled the scene in a white Honda SUV that was being driven by a third male.

As officers searched the area for the suspects, they received a report about a white SUV that had rolled into a ditch at the Whites Road westbound off-ramp on Hwy. 401 in Pickering.

When officers arrived on scene, they located three males suffering from injuries as a result of the crash.

Police said the suspects required medical attention following the crash, but it was not immediately clear the extent of their injuries.

Investigators allege that the SUV had been reported stolen from an address in Toronto earlier in the day.

Police say a 17-year-old male and two 16-year-old males, all from Toronto, were later arrested and charged with robbery, theft of motor vehicle, possession of weapons dangerous and possession of stolen property.

The 16-year-old driver was also charged with dangerous driving and driving without a licence.

The suspects cannot be identified under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Anyone with new information regarding the case is asked to contact Det. Ludlow of the West Division Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-888-579-1520, ext. 1925 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).