Cranbourne West Australia Car Accident: Note Found At Scene Of Melbourne Car Fire That Killed – REPORT
Cranbourne West Australia Car Accident: A heartbreaking letter has been left at the scene where a mother and her two daughters were last week killed in a car fire.
Jasmine, aged in her 30s, died alongside her daughters, both under six, on Thursday evening while parked at the side of Western Port Highway, Cranbourne West, southeast of Melbourne. The trio left behind husband and father James, who on Sunday was offered condolences at Lifespring Pentecostal church in Cranbourne East, which the family attended last week, the Herald Sun reported
The mom was reportedly employed as a registered nurse at Dandenong Hospital, about 14 kilometres from the family’s home in Lyndhurst. They built the home after moving from Melbourne’s north during the pandemic, according to the publication.
At the sight of the car fire, where just a burned patch of ground and remnants of car debris remain, members of the public have left flowers and children’s toys. A note attached to one bouquet read, “I’m sorry you could not get the help,” and was signed by a local family, according to the Herald Sun.
Pastor Wills Thomas reportedly paid tribute to the trio Sunday morning and offered condolences to James. “Let us pray for brother James, as we all know he is grieving because of the loss of his children and his wife,” Mr. Thomas said. “This is a time that we can stand close to him, uphold him in prayers and comfort him.”
James had been travelling overseas at the time of the fire and had to return immediately to Australia after receiving a call from police during his layover. Mr. Thomas later told the publication that the family had “occasionally” attended church services in recent months.
The church had no knowledge of circumstances that may have led to the tragedy, he added. Officers arrived at the scene about 7.55 p.m. Thursday to what a local described as an “intense” scene. “I’ve seen a car go up (in flames) before, but nothing that intense,” nearby resident Callum Simmons told Herald Sun.
Mr. Simmons, who said a truck driver was the first person on the scene, couldn’t see anyone in the car due to the ferocity of the blaze. Another bystander approached the car but decided against getting too close due to the size of the flames, according to the publication.