Shepparton crash: Mother of five-year-old killed in collision shares heartbreaking details
- Savannah Kemp, five, was killed in a three-car collision
- A pregnant woman taken to hospital. Her unborn baby died
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The mother of a five-year-old girl killed in a horror attack has revealed her daughter was so excited to go to school she wore her uniform for weeks.
Savannah Kemp was in a silver Toyota LandCruiser about 2pm on Friday when it crashed into a black Ford Territory and a white Toyota LandCruiser at the intersection at Old Dookie and Boundary Roads in Shepparton East, north of Melbourne.
She died at the scene and the 26-year-old woman driving the car was taken to hospital.
On Sunday, Savannah’s mother Bryana Kemp told Daily Mail Australia that her only daughter was “the most precious, sassy little girl.”
Savannah Kemp is pictured with her mother, Bryana Kemp. The five-year-old boy died on Friday
Savannah Kemp, 5, was a passenger in the silver LandCruiser when it crashed. She died on the spot
“She had the biggest heart that was always full of laughter. She never walked anywhere, she danced or skipped. She was so brave and fearless, she learned that from her brothers.
“Nothing bothered her.”
Savannah would start kindergarten at Guthrie Street Primary School with her three older brothers in 2024.
Her mother said: ‘She has been wearing her school uniform around the house for weeks because she was so excited to go to school.
“She went to her first orientation a week or so ago and actually had to wear it.”
The youngster wanted to become a ‘fearless ballerina and footballer’ and had been ‘training’ in the garden with her brothers for weeks before the crash took her life.
“I always joked that she danced the ball into the goals and that’s exactly what she did with it,” Ms Kemp said.
Savannah (pictured) was so excited to go to school that she didn’t take off her uniform for weeks
The vehicles – a silver Toyota LandCruiser, a black Ford Territory and a white Toyota LandCruiser – collided at the intersection of Old Dookie and Boundary Roads in Shepparton East about 2pm on Friday.
“My sweet little baby, if I had the chance, I would have ruled this world.
“She was destined for great things.”
A family friend launched one Go Fund Me campaign to help cover funeral costs.
Guthrie Street Primary School, where Savannah was due to attend school next year, called on the community to rally around her family.
“The Guthrie Street School community is saddened by the tragic passing of Savannah Kemp,” the Facebook post said.
“Savannah was due to attend Guthrie St in 2024 and join her brothers. Please support the family at this tragic time, through the meal train option or through the GoFundMe pages.”
A 32-year-old pregnant woman driving through the area was flown to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with serious injuries.
Police confirmed on Saturday that her unborn child had died.
The driver of the white LandCruiser, a 33-year-old man from Shepparton, and his passenger, a 22-year-old Katandra West man, were taken to hospital for observation.
A man who lives near the scene of the crash told the Herald Sun he was making a cup of coffee when he heard the crash.
“Normally you hear a screech and a thump, but there was no screeching from the tires, just a very strange sound like two accidents in quick succession,” he said.
“It wasn’t a bang… I thought that sounded strange.”
He ran outside and managed to free Savannah from the wreckage, but she was already dead.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said: ‘Officers are working to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the collision.’
‘Anyone who witnessed the incident or has a dashcam is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report it online.’
In the photo: the intersection where three vehicles collided. Savannah Kemp died at the scene