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Police said it was “most fortunate” another five lives were not lost in the crash on Friday.

Teenager Lily Van De Putte, one of five teenagers killed in a horror crash in a small town, south of Sydney, has been remembered for her beautiful heart, kindness an...

Tyrese Bechard, 15, died alongside four of his mates on September 6 when a Nissan Navara ute slammed into two trees on East Parade in nearby Buxton.

The father of one of the Buxton crash victims plans to lobby the NSW government to enforce stronger laws governing P-plate drivers and harsher penalties for those who break the rules.

John van de Putte arrived at HisHouse Church in Picton, south-west of Sydney, on Thursday to pay his respects to Tyrese Bechard, 15, who died in the same car accident as his daughter, Lily.

Lily van de Putte, 15, was so worried her wheelchair-bound father wouldnt come home after surgery that she ran out into the driveway to say goodbye. That evening, she died in Buxton, NSW, that night.

Gabriella McLennans parents let her get in the car driven by a friend for the first time last Tuesday in Tahmoor, south-west of Sydney. An hour later, she and four other teenagers were dead.

There are calls to toughen the laws for P-plate drivers in NSW after it was revealed the 18-year-old alleged to be the driver in a crash that killed five teenagers had been twice suspended for speeding.

Antonio Desisto, 15, died just after 8pm on Tuesday when a Nissan Navara ute carrying six high school students smashed into a tree on East Parade in the small town of Buxton, south-west of Sydney.

In the wake of a high-speed crash that took the lives of five teenagers a suggestion to fit all cars with speed locks to stop drivers accelerating over the limit was not met with much enthusiasm.