My daughter died in horror crash that killed five teens – I could have saved her if I’d read her haunting final text

THE father of a teenage girl killed in a horror car crash has revealed the haunting five-word text message she sent him before her death. Lily Van De Putte, 14, was one of five teens killed after their car smashed into a tree “at high speed” in Sydney, Australia. FacebookThe father of Lily Van De Putte has spoken of the haunting final text she sent him[/caption] PAFive teens died in Tuesday’s horror smash in Sydney, Australia[/caption] FacebookSummer Williams was among the teens found in the wreckage of the Nissan Navara[/caption] Tyrell Edwards, the driver of the car, was the sole survivor of the fatal collision just after 8pm on Tuesday local time. Lily’s heartbroken father, John, told The Daily Telegraph he had missed the last text his daughter sent him. The high school student asked her father: “Dad, can I go out tonight?” John said: “The answer would have been no, it was a school night, but I never got the text.” READ MORE ON AUSTRALIA APP HORROR Four men charged with gang-raping woman, 22, ‘lured to meeting on dating app’ VICIOUS ATTACK Moment pregnant mum with pram is violently robbed by girl, 15, on scooter He didn’t receive the text because he was in hospital at the time. The four-person Nissan Navara had six people inside when it crashed, according to police. Edwards was found lying injured next to the wreckage on Tuesday night, before being wheeled into an ambulance on a stretcher and taken to hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing. He was released into his mother’s care on Wednesday morning and was arrested at 1.50pm that afternoon. 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The answer would have been no, it was a school night, but I never got the text John Van De PutteFather of car crash victim Lily The others killed in the crash were Antonio Desisto, Summer Williams, Tyrese Bechard and Gabriella McLennan. All were aged between 14 and 16 and studied at Picton High School. On Wednesday, a devastated friend of two of the girls killed said she feels she could have prevented the tragedy. Ellie Mount told ABC she played football with two of the girls, and turned down an invitation to “hang out” with them on the night of the fatal crash. “To think that they texted me last night asking if I wanted to hang out with them,” she said. “I could’ve got mum to pick them up. I could’ve prevented it. Now I don’t know what to do.” FacebookGabrielle McLellan also died in the devastating collision that has rocked Sydney[/caption] FacebookAntonio Desisto passed away alongside school pals after the car smashed into a tree[/caption] facebookTyrese Bechard was the fifth victim of the fatal incident[/caption] The local community is in shock following the deaths of five teens at the same school. A woman who arrived first at the scene said what she saw was “the worst of the worst”. The woman rushed to the site of the crash after “we heard a car [allegedly] going fast, then a really loud noise”. She arrived with her two teenage sons, both of whom had gone to Picton High School and knew some of the children involved. The woman, who trained as a nurse, said the force of the crash had split the vehicle in half, and the body of one of the victims had been flung into the road. “I tried to do CPR, but only one of them had a pulse,” she told Western Australia Today. “I couldn’t help.” Read More on The Sun RARE TALENT I have no collar bones & people are always stunned when I show them my ‘trick’ LIGHT WEIGHT I get slammed for having my Christmas decs up early - but I have a good reason Jason Hogan from the police’s Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit said Edwards’s breath test at the scene came back negative, but further test results are yet to be examined. “At this stage, we are investigating all lines of inquiry, but our preliminary investigations would indicate that speed is a possible factor in relation to this crash,” he said. PAThe car was reportedly torn in half by the force of the crash[/caption] PADevastated pal Ellie Mount said she was meant to see two of the girls on the night of the crash[/caption]