Five teenagers killed and man, 18, survives after car smashes into tree ‘at speed’ in Australia

FIVE teenagers have been killed after a car travelling “at speed” smashed into a tree in Australia. The driver of a Nissan Navarro, an 18-year-old, was the sole survivor of the horror crash in south west Sydney at around 7.50pm on Tuesday. 9NewsSuperintendent Paul Fuller said it was one of the worst accident scenes he’d seen in 38 years[/caption] 9NewsIt’s thought some of the victims could be as young as 14 or 15 years old[/caption] Reports say the teenager has been arrested but not charged. Three women and two men inside the car were killed when the vehicle hit a tree on East Parade at Buxton, near Picton. Police believe some of those killed could have been as young as 14 or 15 and went to school locally. Shocking pictures show the Nissan torn to shreds in the crash. Superintendent Paul Fuller said it was one of the worst accident scenes he’d seen in 38 years. “It’s a horrific accident scene and a traumatic event like this will have a devastating impact on the families, friends and the local community,” he said, overnight.  “We believe a number of the children go to the local high school. “We have spoken to the principal of the high school to facilitate some counselling at the school tomorrow when the students arrive.” Most read in The Sun 'ME, ME, ME' Meg gives 7min speech about HERSELF in 1st UK address since quitting royals SIBLINGS MURDER CHARGE Brother pictured as he's charged with murder of 3 siblings in Dublin PIERS MORGAN Who the f*** does Meg think she is preaching at us after flinging muck at UK? summer over Celebs post kids' back to school pics - can you tell who the proud parents are? BILL BOOST Urgent warning for prepayment customers to avoid missing out on £400 vouchers all by herself BBC Breakfast fans 'switch off' as Sally Nugent forced to present solo Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry said “it was absolutely chaos and devastating” at the scene. “All of the emergency services, police, ambulance, confronted with a significant, critical, traumatic scene,” he added. The driver was treated by paramedics at the scene before being taken to Liverpool Hospital for tests. A report will be prepared for the coroner. Local councillor Michael Banasik called it a “terrible tragedy”. “It’s devastating for Buxton and the general community, you know, it’s just horrible,” he told 9 News. “Buxton’s a great place, small, small town and yeah, this is a terrible tragedy, no matter where it’s happened.”