Tyrell Edwards, 18, had been behind the wheel of the Nissan Navara ute when it veered off the road and slammed into a tree in Buxton, southwest Sydney on Tuesday. He was the sole survivor of the crash.
Joey Desisto was overcome by emotion at the tree where his son Antonio, 16, was killed along with mates Tyrese Bechard, Summer Williams, Lily Van De Putte and Gabriella McLennan.
Antonio Desisto, Tyrese Bechard, Summer Williams, Lily Van De Putte and Gabby McLennan - all age between 14 and 16 - died just after 8pm on Tuesday in Buxton, southwest Sydney.