Tyler Rowe and Josh Jackson share road safety warning after death of friend Nick Campo in North Lake crash

Two young men have opened up on a horrific crash that killed their close mate in Perth’s southern suburbs, hoping their story of pain serves as a warning to other young drivers.

Their message comes a day after the WA government announced it was fast-tracking Tom’s Law, which will restrict red provisional-plate drivers from carrying more than one passenger with them.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Campo’s mates issue driver safety message.

Tyler Rowe and Josh Jackson were passengers in a Toyota Hilux that rolled on Farrington Rd in North Lake in July.

The crash killed their friend Nick Campo, who was celebrating his 18th birthday.

Rowe, 18, sustained severe head injuries and several broken bones in the crash and was in a coma for more than a week.

The talented footballer cannot remember much from the crash and was only discharged from hospital in recent weeks.

“All I can remember is rocking up to the party, seeing everyone, meeting a lot of new people... next minute I was in hospital,” Rowe told 7NEWS.

Jackson, a promising football talent who played with Campo in South Fremantle’s Colts team, revealed he tried to book an Uber on the night of the crash but could not work it out on his phone.

“And then (I) just ended up getting in this car because it was a lift and then all of a sudden I’ve just woken up in hospital. That was it,” Jackson, 18, said.

Jackson suffered a broken arm and bruising.

Rowe’s parents protected their critically injured son from finding out the news of Campo’s death for two weeks.

“(Nick was) real funny, really cheeky, bit tight with his money but a gun at everything he did — footy, cricket — and he was just one of the blokes you like to hang out with because he was that much of a good bloke,” Rowe said.

“I was just so happy for him, the night he turned 18, and then two days later ... it shouldn’t have happened to anyone but especially not Nick.”

Rowe said “I don’t want anyone to have to go through” what he did, pleading with drivers to take care and look at the impact serious incidents like the July crash have on families and the wider community.

“We’re just proof that it can happen to anyone,” he said.

“I’m sure if someone saw a picture of what I looked like straight after the crash it would make them rethink what they’re doing. I was not that good at all.”

Jackson urged people planning a night out to think ahead and realise they are not bulletproof.

“When you’re young and fit and healthy you think you’re invincible and that’s probably what we thought,” he said.

“If you look at us, hopefully, that can change your mind.”

The pair have added their voices to the “Call out for Nick” campaign, encouraging people not to accept bad and dangerous behaviour on the roads.

The pair spoke after the WA government revealed it was clamping down on the number of passengers novice drivers can have in their cars. Young motorists will be restricted to just one passenger for the first six months of their P-plates.

Tom’s Law was named in honour of Tom Saffioti, 15, who was a passenger in a Mitsubishi Lancer that slammed into a tree in Seville Grove in September 2021.

Saffioti and another boy, Mark Bogoni, 17, were killed.

There will be exemptions to the law, based on employment. Breaches will attract a $200 fine and two demerit points.

Saffioti’s mum said the change “means so much to families like mine”, offering young drivers the chance to gain experience without added distractions.

She hopes the change prevents other families from enduring the same heartache she did - and still does.

“The pain has just been with me every single day. It never leaves you,” Tom’s mum Samantha Saffioti said.

Rowe and Jackson believe the fine of $200 may need to be increased to act as a serious deterrent.

WA is grappling with its highest road death toll in years.

While most states have had P-plate passenger restriction laws for years, the WA government said evidence given to it after the road safety summit roundtable earlier this year was a tipping point for their introduction.

Roger Cook said further changes are on the cards.

“We’re undertaking a review which will allow us to look further in terms of what other measures need to (be) put in place to make sure we reduce as much as possible the incidents of injury and death on our roads,” Cook said.

The opposition argues more police are needed to maintain rules on the road.