Shattered family remembers ‘devoted’ grandma Anne Seccombe killed in Phillip Island crash

Heartbroken loved ones have remembered a “selfless mother and grandmother” killed in a Phillip Island crash.

A devoted grandmother who died in a head-on collision at Phillip Island spent her final hours surrounded by one of the people she loved most.

Anne Seccombe, 63, was relishing quality time caring for one of her seven grandchildren, Hunter, 7, when tragedy struck on the morning of November 27.

The beloved matriarch was travelling along Phillip Island Road toward Cowes with the young boy when her Nissan Pulsar clipped a car towing a caravan and collided head on with a Jeep.

Young Hunter, who was seated in the back of the vehicle, miraculously survived.

The schoolboy was flown to The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne where he remains in a stable condition, his mother Katy Woods revealed as she paid tribute to her mother-in-law.

Anne Seccombe tragically died in the crash which grandson Hunter survived.

Mrs Woods told the Herald Sun the shattered family was struggling to come to terms with the loss of an “incredible woman”.

“Anne was the most selfless mother and grandmother we could have ever asked for,” she said.

Ms Seccombe, who was due to undergo a lung transplant next year, is survived by her four adult children Colin, Benjamin, Daniel, Rebecca, as well as seven grandchildren and a tight-knit extended family.

“She devoted everything to her babies,” her heartbroken daughter-in-law said.

“We all miss her terribly, there aren’t enough words to describe how much she meant to us.”

Close friend Wendy King paid tribute to Ms Seccombe’s “magnificent legacy” in a moving post shared to social media. 

“At the moment I’m in a state of incredible, overwhelming sadness,” she wrote.

“R. I. P to one of the strongest, courteous friend whom I’ve ever had the pleasure to have had in my life.

Anne Seccombe is being remembered as a selfless woman who devoted her life to her ‘babies’. Picture: Facebook

“Till we meet again Anne girl I’ll tuck you into my heart never to be forgotten.”

Mrs Woods confirmed Hunter would remain in the hospital for a “few weeks” as he continued to recover from the tragedy. 

She hoped to personally thank the heroes who helped her boy in the aftermath of the tragedy.

“I was on my way to meet him and his grandmother who was driving the car after being on a mini holiday with my husband on Ventnor,” Mrs Woods explained.

“I wasn’t there when this all happened and I’m desperately trying to find the people who rescued my boy from the car so quickly.”

“Me and my husband really want to reach out and thank them for being with our son during such a horrific time.

“He is so lucky to be alive,” she said. 

Originally published as Shattered family remembers ‘devoted’ grandma Anne Seccombe killed in Phillip Island crash