Tributes have flooded for Greek Australian teenager, Haylee Glouftsis, that was driving a Holden Astra that crashed in the early hours of Friday morning.

The passenger tried to save Haylee after the stolen car had hit a kerb. It then flipped before crashing into a tree in Cooper Street in Epping.

Haylee, who was driving the car, was ejected from the driver’s seat. Emily was described by friends as being in a “bad state” after she was found by paramedics trying to save her friend’s life at the scene.

The girl, from Wollert in Melbourne’s north, has been described as a popular teenager. She had spent the day at the beach with her friend and they had uploaded photographs on social media showing them enjoying the sun.

It is believed that the girls took the stolen car from someone who had stolen it before them.

The young girl’s friends and family are distraught and flowers have been laid at the scene since the incident happened.