5yo Rouse Hill crash victim Islah remembered as ‘beautiful, happy and innocent little girl’
Five-year-old Islah lost her life while riding a scooter home from a school in Sydney, with a fundraiser now set up to help her shattered family.
The five-year-old girl who lost her life while riding a scooter outside a public school in Sydney has been remembered as a “beautiful, happy and innocent little girl”.
Islah was hit by a ute outside the Rouse Hill Public School in Sydney’s outer northwest about 3.45pm on Thursday, NSW Police said.
Paramedics took her to Westmead Children’s Hospital in a critical condition, where she later died.
A member of Islah’s family said the little girl was on her way home at the time of the tragedy.
“On what was meant to be a normal afternoon after school pick up, our sweet girl was riding her little scooter on the footpath excited to get home, when the unimaginable happened,” Jessica posted as part of a GoFundMe appeal for the family.
“She was hit by a car driving out of a driveway.”
Jessica said Islah’s family was “completely shattered” by the loss, remembering Islah’s as a “cheeky” girl who was “full of life”.
“There are no words to describe the pain of losing such a beautiful, happy, and innocent little girl,” the post reads.
“She was cheeky and full of life, always smiling, always laughing and brought so much light to everyone who knew her, we will never get to see her grow up and see the woman she would become.”
“Her mum, a single mother is absolutely heartbroken. No parent should ever have to plan their child’s funeral.”
The fundraiser, designed to cover funeral expenses and to give Islah’s mother some space to grieve without worrying about finances, has raised more than $80,000 as of Sunday afternoon.
Devastation at the event has spread across the community.
On Friday morning, a row of flowers were placed by mourners along the school’s gates.
Young students could be seen walking by and placing flowers.
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland, whose electorate covers Rouse Hill, said she was “deeply saddened” to hear of the tragic loss of the girl.
“My thoughts are with her family during this heartbreaking time,” she said.
The driver – a 43-year-old man – was taken to Westmead Hospital for mandatory testing after the collision.
Both the ute and the scooter have been seized for forensic examinations.
A crime scene has been established and police are investigating into the circumstances surrounding this incident.
No charges in relation to the crash have been laid.
Originally published as 5yo Rouse Hill crash victim Islah remembered as ‘beautiful, happy and innocent little girl’
