Jessie Van Der Draay identified as Lithgow electric scooter crash

The woman who died in a horrific electric scooter crash last Friday has been remembered as someone who was ‘loved and respected’ by many.

The woman who died last week in a tragic electric scooter crash has been identified.

The Daily Telegraph reports Jessie Van Der Draay, 32, died in the crash that struck the Lithgow area about 140km west of Sydney on Friday just after 5pm.

Ms Van Der Draay collided with a ute at the intersection Great Western Highway and Lee Street in Bowenfels, with paramedics rushing to the scene at 5.10pm.

“Officers attached to Chifley Police District were told a Ute and an electric scooter had collided,” a police spokesman said on Friday.

Jessie Van Der Draay was riding an electric scooter when she collided with a ute at Lithgow. She died at the scene of the crash. Picture: Facebook

“The rider … was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics. However, she died at the scene.

“The driver, a 44-year-old man, was taken to Lithgow Hospital for a mandatory testing.”

Jessica Newsome, a witness to the crash, said she ran to help Ms Van Der Draay and performed CPR on her, but she was unable to be revived.

Ms Van Der Draay was reportedly engaged-to-be-married and her fiance Kayla Bunting paid tribute to her as someone who was “loved and respected” by many.

The crash happened in the Lithgow area just after 5pm on February 28, 2025. Picture: Supplied

“Absolutely lost without you,” Ms Bunting said.

“There was rarely a time you’d see Jessie without tools in her hands or building something new that she’s thought of.

“She was a woman of many talents.”

The police are investigating the incident.

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