A ‘daddy’s girl’ has been identified as the teenage motorist who tragically died after losing control of her car and crashing into a tree.
Selina Bennetts Ly was killed instantly when she left the road on Horsley Drive in Wetherill Park in western Sydney shortly after 11pm on Thursday.
Four of his friends, two boys aged 16 and 17, and two girls, aged 17 and 19, were taken to Liverpool and Westmead hospitals for further treatment.
Their injuries are not considered life-threatening.
Sok, Ms. Bennetts Ly’s heartbroken father, told the Daily Telegraph he ‘wished’ he had the chance to tell her how proud he was.
“I’m not sure what to say now, she loves spending time with me every time I go out, she’ll come,” he said.
Selina Bennetts Ly was killed instantly when she left the road on Horsley Drive in Wetherill Park in western Sydney shortly after 11pm on Thursday night.
The teenager died and four other people were rushed to hospital with serious injuries after the car crashed into a tree overnight (pictured, firefighters at the scene)
‘She loves computer games and is a great pet lover. Selina is daddy’s little daughter who has never talked back to me and always respects me.’
‘I can say that I am very proud of her. I just wish I had the opportunity to do it.’
It is understood he was driving on a provisional licence.
Fairfield Police are investigating the incident and have asked anyone with information or dash camera footage to contact Crime Stoppers.
“Police will prepare a report into the woman’s death for the coroner’s information,” a New South Wales Police spokesperson said in a statement.
It comes after three members of the same family died in a horror crash between a car and a tanker near Brisbane on Thursday morning.
Steven Wheeler, 54, and his parents Bob Wheeler, 84, and Magret, 81, were pronounced dead at the scene following the collision at around 5.45am.
Three members of the same family died in a horrific accident between a car and a tanker near Brisbane on Thursday morning (pictured, police at the scene)
The semi-trailer driver, 52, suffered minor injuries and was rushed to Kingaroy Hospital by paramedics in a stable condition.
On Tuesday night, two close friends died after a suspended rider crashed into their motorcycle in Greenacre, in Sydney’s west.
William Brown, 26, and his passenger Doey Choi, 24, were thrown several meters after a Toyota Corolla turned into a busy intersection around 7 p.m.
Despite the efforts of paramedics, both Brown and Choi died at the scene while the driver was taken to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
More than a dozen people have died on New South Wales roads in two weeks.