Karina Abel, 50, was driving her Hyundai i30 hatchback with her beloved three dogs when she collided with a Transperth bus on Warwick Rd in Warwick, north of Perth, about 8am on Monday.
A woman who died along with her dog in a car accident was due to marry her fiancé this year and was on her way to visit her mother, who suffers from dementia at the time of the fire.
Karina Abel, 50, was driving her Hyundai i30 hatchback with her beloved three dogs when she collided with a Transperth bus on Warwick Rd in Warwick, north of Perth, about 8am on Monday.
Her car caught fire and Mrs Abel was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Tragically, she and one of her dogs could not be saved, while the other two animals fled the scene before the guards located them.
Abel was set to marry her partner Brad Oreo in Bali later this year.
His soon-to-be stepdaughter, Tahlia Oreo, 20, said Abel had “the biggest heart.”
“One of my best memories of her is when she finally broke the news that she and her father were engaged,” he told the newspaper. Western Australia.
“I will never forget the smile on her face when she told me, she was elated for them, I would have been so proud to call her my stepmother.”
Karina Abel was due to marry her partner Brad Oreo later this year in Bali (the couple appears in the photo together)
Passengers aboard the bus were uninjured Monday morning (accident scene pictured)
Oreo said Abel was on his way to visit his elderly mother when the accident occurred.
His mother suffers from dementia and Abel had moved from Geraldton, about four and a half hours away by car, to Warwick to be closer to her.
Abel had regularly shared photos and videos of his three dogs on his social media accounts.
Oreo posted a photo of his partner on his Facebook page following her tragic death.
“She was the best companion and friend,” he wrote in a comment.
Her daughter commented: “The best stepmother I could have asked for.” She will forever have a piece of my heart with her. I love you dad. Forever and always’.
The bus that Mrs. Abel collided with was mainly transporting children on their way to school.
A teenage girl suffered minor injuries, while the bus driver, 48, and the other passengers on board were unharmed.
Officers from the Major Accident Investigation Section are investigating the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers.
Brad Oreo posted a photo of his partner Karina Abel (pictured together) on his Facebook page following her tragic death. “She was her best partner and friend,” he wrote in a comment.