Hume Highway, Menangle Park cement truck accident: Katrina Sila and son Kai die; baby fights for life
EXCLUSIVE: Finance worker mother and her son, two, die in a horrific accident on one of Australia’s busiest highways after crossing the road and crashing into a cement truck – while her tiny baby girl fights for life
- Kat Sila, 34, and son Kai, two, die in crash
- Car collided with truck on Hume highway
- The newborn daughter Ivy is fighting for life
A mother and her two-year-old son were killed and her four-month-old baby girl is fighting for life after turning onto the opposite side of a busy highway.
Katrina Sila, 34, and her son Kai Prahastono were killed instantly when their silver SUV collided with a cement truck on the Hume Motorway in Menangle Park in Sydney’s southwest at around 11.20am on Monday.
Ms Sila’s second child, baby Ivy, was rescued from the car’s crumpled wreckage and was flown to Westmead Children’s Hospital in critical condition.
It’s not exactly clear why Ms. Sila’s car crossed from the southbound lane of the highway into the northbound lane of the highway – although the accident was not far from a minor U-turn.
“I think it’s hard to believe anyone survived that wreck – such a tragic high speed incident,” said Ambulance NSW paramedic Mark Gibbs.
Katrina Sila, 34, pictured with her husband, son Kai Prahastono and daughter Ivy
Mrs Sila pictured with her husband Ilham
The engine of the SUV would have been found meters further down the road due to the force of the collision.
The truck driver was unharmed and will undergo a mandatory drug and alcohol test.
Daily Mail Australia understands that Ms Sila and her grieving husband, Ilham, work in finance.
Pictured: Emergency services worked to get the trapped baby out of the car
Ivy was flown to Westmead Children’s Hospital where she is in critical condition
A family photo posted online in January shows Ms. Sila and her husband smiling as they cradle their son and newborn daughter in their arms.
“We are heartbroken to announce the sad passing of Katrina Sila and son Kai… a loving daughter, mother, devoted wife, sister and friend to many,” said a family statement.
The dramatic accident caused traffic chaos and the highway was closed on Monday.
A silver SUV collided with a cement truck along the Hume Motorway under the Menangle Road flyover in Sydney at 11:20am on Monday