Family devastated by tragic deaths of Amanda and Harrison Kilmister in Brimin crash
A FAMILY devastated by the heartbreaking deaths of a mother and young son in a car crash in Victoria’s northeast say they don’t know how they will explain the tragedy to the woman’s husband, who remains in a coma.
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A FAMILY devastated by the tragic deaths of a mother and young son in a car crash say they don’t know how they will explain the tragedy to the woman’s husband who remains in a coma unaware his wife and child did not survive the smash.
Amanda Kilmister, 37, was remembered today as a “bubbly” woman, a loving wife and a devoted mother to her four young boys.
The Kilmister family was travelling home from dinner in Brimin on Friday night when their car was hit by a truck, killing Amanda and her son Harrison, 12.
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Amanda’s brother Daniel Gwynne said the families were banding together to support the surviving children and work out a way to break the news to husband Paul who remains in a coma.
“We’ve been totally devastated by the events of the past few days,” Mr Gwynne said.
“It’s going to be quite some time until we really appreciate the overwhelming loss of Amanda and Harrison under such horrendous circumstances.”
Two other sons — Morgan, 2, and baby Austin — were also taken to hospital after the crash.
Morgan remarkably only suffered bruising and is expected to be discharged today.
Austin, 8 months old, is still under sedation.
Mr Gwynne said the family was “rallying behind” Paul and the baby in hospital and trying to remain optimistic about their health outcomes.
Amanda and Harrison have been remembered by family as being “like peas in a pod”.
Mr Gwynne said his sister was a “warm and nurturing” mother to her husband and boys.
“They really were her life,” he said.
“She really put everything into her family.”
Paul’s mum Christine Kilmister said the family would be at his bedside when he was brought out of sedation and would consider having social workers on hand to help them break the tragic news.
Mrs Kilmister said she feared her son would not cope with the devastation.
“His children and his wife were his life — that’s what he works for,” she said.
“You couldn’t get … a more loving couple.
The couple’s eldest son Felix, 14, was not in the car during the crash.
The family described him as being like a second father to his little brothers who he has been visiting in hospital.
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