Community leaves tributes online and at crash site after Tassie dad, daughter die in car crash
A tiny pink toy unicorn with a small bouquet of matching flowers is one of the heartbreaking tributes for a two-year-old Kingborough girl, who died in a car crash alongside her father.
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Tributes continue to pour in for a Kingborough father and his two-year-old daughter, who died in a multi-vehicle car crash last week.
This morning, flowers and a small pink unicorn were attached to the guard rail on Algona Road, near where the pair tragically lost their lives.
The two-vehicle collision on Algona Rd, 900m south of the Fork in the Road roundabout at Kingston, happened at 8.40am on Thursday when a bus and a black sedan collided head-on.
The driver of the white 1998 Hino passenger bus, a 68-year-old-woman from Blackmans Bay, was the sole occupant and was taken to Royal Hobart hospital with non-life-threatening injuries but sadly, the two occupants of the black Lexus sedan were killed.
Since the devastating crash, tributes have poured in online, including on the Mercury Facebook page.
“My deepest of sympathy to their family and friends, I just can’t even begin to imagine your heartache, my heart hurts for you all,” Angela Patterson said.
“Thoughts are with the family and the first responders. Always with her daddy,” Gail Daryl wrote.
“My heart goes out to the man and girl’s loved ones family and friends my heart breaks for you all,” Karen Schultz said.
Kingborough Mayor Dean Winter shared the news on his Facebook page, saying they were still awaiting further news about the crash.
“Tragic news for the Kingborough community … our thoughts are with everyone involved,” Cr Winter said.
Hobart City Mayor Anna Reynolds also left a tribute on Cr Winter’s page.
“I am so sorry to hear this tragic news,” Cr Reynolds said.
“A double fatality involving a child is so incredibly sad for the family and everyone in your community.”
Other tributes …
Tracey Norton: So sad. I feel for all who attended (I can’t imagine how hard it must be to process these cases) and the family and friends of those lost. Heartbreaking.
Jane Wall: Speechless and saddened condolences to the poor family one loss is terrible enough let alone two in one day … out of one family x
Lee Greenvalley: So much sadness, sympathy and love for all the family and friends and all affected by this sad tragedy.
Lees Bouman: My gosh totally heartbreaking and gut wrenching.
Sending love to the family and emergency services and everyone else at the scene.
Mary-Anne Clifford: Such a sad tragedy absolutely heartbreaking for family friends and the services which attended
Dan Cripps: Absolutely devastating our thoughts are with the family and their friends
Karen Temple: So sad sending heart felt sympathy to family and friends
Annalee Brumby: Been on my mind all day, so sad for the family involved & a little one’s life cut short. RIP
Ann White: So sad, together always, RIP
Tamika Mika Hunter Burden: Thinking of you tonight mumma bear … deepest condolences to you xo
Irini Klapsis: Such a saddened tragedy to see here. May the family and friends find peace courage love and support through this hard time. Rest peacefully to the man and his daughter.
Originally published as Community leaves tributes online and at crash site after Tassie dad, daughter die in car crash