Teen dies after car crash near Carlingford Court shopping centre

A mechanic who witnessed a collision that claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy in Sydney’s northwest has spoken how he rushed to help the teen but ‘there was nothing we could do’.

A 17-year old boy has died and another teen hospitalised after a crash at Rembrandt St, Carlingford. Picture: Jonathan Ng

A Carlingford High School student has died after being struck by a car near a shopping centre in Sydney’s northwest, and has been removed after he was pinned under a van parked in the driveway of a house.

About 11.20am on Thursday, emergency services raced to Rembrandt St, Carlingford, after a Mitsubishi Lancer sedan struck the boy and crashed into mechanic Eddie Kilic’s van.

NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 17-year-old boy, who was walking back from the school, but he tragically died at the scene near Carlingford Court shopping centre.

The student’s family was notified just after 5pm.

As of 3.20pm, police continued a delicate operation to retrieve the boy’s body under the van.

Rembrandt St in Carlingford where a teen was killed in a crash. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Emergency services swarmed the scene of the collision at Rembrandt St, Carlingford, outside the shopping centre.

A second boy, also aged 17, was seriously injured and was taken to Westmead Hospital where he remains in a stable condition. A third student was uninjured.

The driver, a 90-year-old woman, has been taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing.

Ryde police established a crime scene, which will be examined by Crash Investigation Unit specialist officers.

Mr Kilic was repairing a four-wheel drive on the property when the woman drove the car from the road, struck a tree and ploughed into his van, pinning the victim under it.

“It’s just sad, it’s shocking,’’ Mr Kilic said.

The boy was pinned under the van.

He and his son Emin raced to give first aid to the boy’s friend and the woman but the victim died immediately.

“The boy was in shock and had a bit of bleeding so we stabilised him and got his school friends to keep him calm, keep him awake,’’ Mr Kilic said.

“The lady was in shock.’’

Mr Kilic said several students rushed to the scene after the collision.

“There was nothing we could do,’’ he said.

He said it was fortunate an elderly man living in the house where the fatality occurred was getting lunch and did not witness the horrific incident.

The Education Department released a statement following the death.

“We are deeply saddened by the death of a Carlingford High School student,’’ a spokesman said.

“Our thoughts are with the student’s family, friends and the entire school community at this difficult time.’’

Sharon Arens lays flowers at the scene.

“The school is in contact with the families. Wellbeing support is being provided to students and staff, with additional counsellors deployed to the school today and tomorrow.’’

Sharon Arens, who works at a Carlingford dental surgery, laid flowers at the scene after emergency services had left.

She and her colleagues heard a loud bang “and then maybe three minutes later the encore of sirens”.

Initially she thought there was a robbery at the shopping centre until she learned a boy had died.

“I’ve been crying,’’ she said.

“I don’t know this kid but it’s touched me so close to home because I’m a local girl.

“At this time of the year, that’s devastating.’’