Tributes for Sayyida Nafeesa Zulfikar who was killed when her car was crushed by a fallen pole
A 21-year-old woman who died in a freak smash when a pole landed on her car on the Hume Highway near Somerton has been remembered for her “pure and sincere heart”.
The father of the 21-year old woman killed in a freak road accident in Melbourne’s north has spoken out in grief.
Sayyida Nafeesa Zulfikar, 21 was on her way to work at MyCollege in Dallas on Tuesday morning when a pole fell onto her car after a truck collision on the Hume Highway near Somerton.
Sayyida was an admin and enrolment officer at MyCollege, an Islamic college in Melbourne’s north.
Her father, Zulfikar Shariff said his beloved daughter was going to be terribly missed.
“The pain is ours. It cuts like a dull, jagged knife,” he said. Alhamdulillah, anyone who knows her will say that she has a pure and sincere heart.
“She is deeply caring and loving. She will go out of her way to help anyone in need.
“As her parents, her family we grieve because we miss her. Nafeesa completed her test in this life at 21 years old. She completed her test with a clean heart.”
Detectives from the Major Collision Investigation Unit are investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident, which unfolded after a “minor collision” between a truck and a red sedan at approximately 7.45am on Tuesday.
Police believe the truck rolled after its initial impact with the red sedan near Austrak Drive.
The truck then crashed into a pole, which subsequently fell onto a silver Honda travelling in the opposite direction.
The truck driver was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the occupants of the red sedan were reported as uninjured.
Authorities are urging anyone who witnessed the collision, possesses CCTV or dashcam footage, or has information that could assist the investigation, to contact Crime Stoppers.
Originally published as Tributes for Sayyida Nafeesa Zulfikar who was killed when her car was crushed by a fallen pole
