Tributes flow for Gol Luk after alleged hit run by sister in Sunshine

The mother of a young Melbourne woman allegedly killed by her sister in a hit run incident has broken her silence, as tributes begin to flow.

Tributes have flowed for a young woman tragically killed in a traffic incident in Melbourne’s west earlier in the week, while her local South Sudanese community on Thursday launched a funding plea to help the family pay for a funeral.

Gol Luk, 24, died as a result of head injuries in the western Melbourne suburb of Sunshine on Monday, after police allege she was dragged along in a car before striking her head against a parked vehicle.

Police allege Luk’s younger sister, 22-year-old Aysai Luk, was driving the car, and has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, failing to stop and failing to render assistance.

Gol Luk was tragically killed in a hit-run incident in Sunshine on November 7.

Aysai was bailed in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

Aleza Gwit, the deceased woman’s mother, said her “heart almost stopped” after the incident.

“My heart is broken. It’s tough, I can’t process it,” Ms Gwit told Nine News.

“She’s always there,” she said.

Aysai Luk leaving the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday. Picture: Nine News

School friend Ruby Turnbull said she would “never ever ever ever forgot” Gol.

“Ohhh lord knows I’ll miss you to pieces, can’t put everything into words I’m in shock completely,” she said.

Witness Daniel Gomez told reporters others had rushed to Gol’s aid.

“Just trying to calm her down because the blood was just coming out left, right and centre.”

“It was pretty horrific what I had to deal with,” Mr Gomez told another reporter.