Kid I know is only survivor of car crash which kills his immediate family.

[Pilotguy]

[QUOTE=Complifused;47176272]Why would you attempt a u-turn on a highway[/QUOTE]

IIRC, not a lot of cars drive on that highway around Waikato, since it's a rural heartland region. Coupled with them having lived in Hong Kong, it probably wouldn't take much to get a false sense of safety.

[zombays]

[QUOTE=spiritlol;47173317]Despite the intentions that's a pretty shallow basis for a friendship.

You should just offer your assistance if he wants it, when he gets back home op.[/QUOTE]

Just suck his dick

[fruxodaily]

It still surprises me that people don't wear seatbelts while driving or in a car in this day and age

Sure there would've still been some deaths but there could be 2 or 3 people alive because of something that only takes 3 seconds to do being applied

[0x0000000C]

[QUOTE=Silence I Kill You;47176182]It looks like when the car hit the semi, the front end of the car went down, and the rear end went up, basically doing a reverse wheelie into the front of the truck. Due to this, and the fact that the back seat passengers weren't wearing seatbelts, they probably got forced forward/up into the roof of the car head first when it pivoted and was in full contact with the front of the truck.[/QUOTE]
I will give my piece on this, as I am an aspiring safety engineer. This statement is somewhat incorrect.

You will be flung forward no matter what and at any speed above 15 mph if you are not strapped, doesn't matter if the car rebounds or just suddenly brakes.

[Pr0fane]

Holy shit.
Imagine being involved in that... either in the passengercar or the truck.
Horrible.

Hope everyone can live with this.
I'd feel horrible knowing I killed a whole family in a crash.

[gk99]

[QUOTE=Lovely Leslie;47173023]apparently he was in the passenger seat[/QUOTE]

holy fuck how the hell

[Lovely Leslie]

Update, as of 3:00 in New Zealand, not sure whether AM or PM, the kid in question has passed away due to brain and lung failure. Will post pictures of the memorial students are creating for him.
rest in peace.

[Lovely Leslie]

actually probably not going to post the memorial because of privacy reasons. sorry everybody.

[Skelosk]

Jesus shit this is horrible.
Seeing how the car is crushed, I can't help but see in my head how it looked like.
Reminds me about one of my friend's accident years ago.

Please people, be cautious on the road.