Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow Walker, was with her father at his charity event, right before he died on Saturday, Nov. 30.
Jim Torp, who attended the 40-year-old actor's Reach Out Worldwide charity event, described the scene right before the fatal accident.
Roger Rodas, a grand prix driver who was driving the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT, also perished in the car crash.
"Everybody was winding down," Torp told E! News on Sunday, Dec. 1 during an interview at the crash site. "They were getting ready to park a Porsche and decided to take for joyride, and it ended in tragedy."
Right away, Torp knew something was horribly wrong after hearing what he described as a "massive explosion."
"They kept his daughter off to the side, so she wouldn't know what was going on until they really know what had happened," Torp said.
The 15-year-old "was in pieces," Torp revealed.
Rodas' young son, who was at the event with his father, heard the crash, saw the smoke and ran over to fiery scene, only to see his dad in the burning vehicle.
"The saddest part for me, is when Rogers's wife came there not knowing what had happened and that little boy told his mom and was crying," Torp explained.
Walker's best friend, Newt, tried to help his longtime pal by running over to the car and "did everything he could" to try and rescue the Fast and Furious star.
"That was his best friend," Torp said about Newt. "He didn't care, he wanted to get his friend out of the car. The sheriff detained him and put him in the car so he wouldn't get hurt."
While Torp didn't know Walker personally, he revealed that the toughest part for him is "knowing two great people tried in a tragic car accident."
"I knew the repercussions would hit a lot of people," Torp said. "A lot of fans that were down at the fundraiser were crying."
"There were 20 people at the time trying to put fire out," Torp added. "Friends, employees, [there was] nothing they could do."
Torp held back tears when describing the reaction of everyone on scene once they realized the pair was dead, but stressed the importance of keeping Reaching Out Worldwide alive.
"I hope good will follow," Torp said. "That's what Paul wants."
If you'd like to learn more about Walker's charity, Reach Out Worldwide, or make a donation, please visit http://www.roww.org.
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