Wilton fatal: Woman and boy killed in head-on crash on Hume Highway
UPDATE: Julie Bullock, 49, and her son Hudson, 7, were killed while Sienna, 7, suffered critical injuries after a car on the wrong side of the Hume Highway collided head-on with them. Shocked friends and relatives have posted touching tributes to Mrs Bullock and her children.
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A LITTLE boy died in the arms of a stranger after a horrific crash killed his mother and left his twin sister fighting for life.
Mother Julie Bullock, 49, and her son Hudson, 7, died tragically while Sienna, 7, suffered critical injuries after a car crossed onto the wrong side of the Hume Highway and collided head on with the family making their morning trip to Wollondilly Anglican School.
UPDATE: CRASH DRIVER HAD TWINS AT SAME SCHOOL AS VICTIMS
A witness who spoke to The Daily Telegraph described how he was holding Hudson, along with other drivers who had rushed to his aid, when he lost consciousness.
Emergency service crews tried desperately to revive the boy but he was pronounced dead on arrival at Liverpool Hospital.
He described the awful moment he saw a silver Holden Astra, travelling north, smash into the Mazda 4WD heading in the opposite direction near Wilton in southwest Sydney.
“We were trying as hard as we could to keep the little boy alive and awake but he went unconscious on us. There was nothing we could do,” the witness told The Daily Telegraph.
“There was also a nurse who just happened to be driving by and she tried her hardest.
“A silver car carrying one woman was driving north and it had come across through the grass median strip to the other side of the road and collided with a car carrying the mother and her two children.
“Both cars were absolutely totalled.
“I was on the phone with the ambulance operator. Some of the guys who had stopped to help jumped down and cut the kids out because they were both trapped upside down.”
“A truckie pulled off the dashboard because the mum was trapped, to try and pull her out. She then crawled out by herself and laid beside the car and people were giving her compressions until the ambulance got there.”
“The boy told us it was his twin sister. I’d like to go to the little boys funeral.”
Sienna remains in a critical condition at the Children’s Hospital Westmead while the 49-year-old woman, driving the Holden Astra is being treated at Liverpool Hospital and is also in a critical condition.
Darren Bullock is tonight at the bedside of Sienna as he grieved for the loss of his wife and son.
Chelsea Andrews posted an emotional online tribute to her aunt and cousin hours after the crash.
“Can’t believe this has happened. May my amazing aunty Julie and cute little cousin Hudson Rest In Peace. I hope to see you soon little Sienna,” she said.
The family lived in Picton with Mrs Bullock working as an occupational therapist for NSW Health.
“Today we all lost an amazing lady who helped our community so much and also sadly lost one of her twins while her little girl fights for her life,” she posted.
“Julie Bullock you did so much for Jacob being his Occupational Therapist for all that time. I know you’ll be in heaven with your little man. We’ll pray for your little princess. My condolences go to your family.”
Another witness Aaron said he thought the Astra was attempting U-turn.
“I also witnessed the whole event and was one of the first on scene. When I first saw the Astra I thought it was attempting a u turn. Then it cut across the median strip and almost picked up speed,” he said.
“It’s something that will never leave me and I feel sorry Sienna for what happened to her.”
Speaking with The Daily Telegraph, Wollondilly Anglican School headmaster Stuart Quamby paid tribute to the family and said the accident had rocked the close knit community.
“The kids were and are very well loved by the community and the school,” Mr Quamby said.
“He (Hudson) was a great little kid and his sister (Sienna) is a terrific kid as well.
“The family are well known and well-loved, not just in the college community but in the wider community as well.
“It is going to be tough because there is will be a lot of hurt in the community because we are a small community out here, it is a country community.”
Mr Quamby said the school was offering counselling to students and members of the school community and it was available to anyone who wanted it.
This last tragedy on our roads takes the statewide road toll to 53 so far this year and follows on from a horror 2016 where 384 people lost their lives on our roads.
PHEASANTS NEST: Serious crash on the Hume Highway 1km north of Pheasants Nest. Both directions are impacted. Expect lengthy delays
— Live Traffic NSW (@LiveTrafficNSW) March 6, 2017
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