WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this story contains the name and image of a deceased Indigenous person. The family of a beloved grandmother killed in a horror highway bus crash is being remembered for her loving presence. Emergency services were called to the Bruce Highway near Gumlu, in Queensland’s Whitsundays region, just after 11am on Sunday following reports of a serious collision between two vehicles.
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Three people were killed when the Greyhound bus they were travelling on collided with a caravan travelling in the opposite direction. The bus was carrying 33 people when the impact of the crash forced it off the road, coming to a stop on nearby train tracks.
The 56-year-old Townsville woman who died in the crash has been pictured. She was returning home from Brisbane with her daughter when they were involved the crash. Her daughter was uninjured.
The grandmother is being remembered as a devout Christian and “gentle soul”. “It comes as a huge shock to our family. We’re still grieving,” her family told 7 News.
“We’re thankful to everyone for their wishes and condolences.” She has been described as a “beautiful church woman” who was “very strong” and went out of her way to help those around her. Her family said her husband of 19 years is “beside himself”.
“We will miss her presence and smile,” the family said. The lovi.