A teenage boy has been tragically killed in a car crash near his family home on the last day of the NSW school holidays.

Stirling Heriot, 17, was driving through Quambone in the state’s mid-west, when his vehicle veered off the road and rolled at about 6.45pm on Friday.

Emergency services rushed to Quambone Road and found Heriot, the only occupant of the car, dead at the scene.

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The crash occurred just kilometres away from his family’s property in Coonamble.

Heriot was a talented rower and Year 12 student at The King’s School, a prestigious private school in Sydney.

In a heartbreaking post, his mother Bridie pondered how the family will cope as they brace for their future without him.

“My beautiful boy, how will we do life without you?” she wrote on Facebook.

“You could not have been loved more and our hearts are full just thinking of you.

“Stay safe until I can hold you again.”

The King’s School said Stirling was “widely admired for his kindness, generosity and willingness to engage warmly with those around him”.

“A dedicated contributor to school life, he was a committed member of the 2nd IV in Rowing and had previously been involved in Rugby and Cadets,” the school said in a statement.

“His persistence and work ethic were evident in all he undertook, especially in Industrial Technology, where he was proudly building a tandem-axle multipurpose farm trailer intended for use on the family property as his major project.

“His loss will be deeply felt by his family, his friends, the Baker Hake boarding community, his Year 12 peers, and many others across the School who had the privilege of knowing and teaching him.

“As we navigate this difficult time, our focus will be on supporting one another, especially our students.”

Heriot’s former housemaster at his boarding house said he was a “kind, caring, and empathetic young man who was well respected by all that came into contact with him”.

“I am still a boarding housemaster in another school and mark my words I would have a house full of Stirling’s if I had the chance again!” he said.

“I have never seen a young man roll up his sleeves and work as hard as Stirling when he got the chance to put his skills on display in something he loved!

“A young man who would have made a real difference in our community and who has been taken far too soon!”

Police have launched an investigation into the crash.

A report is being prepared for the coroner.