Tragedy as ‘loving, hardworking’ mum-of-two Sarah Maas is killed in horror smash at Lower Chittering around the corner from where the family were building their dream home

A mother of two teenagers was killed in a head-on accident just around the corner from where her family was building their dream home.

Sarah Maas’s white Toyota Camry collided around 5:10 a.m. Thursday with a Jeep Cherokee, whose 54-year-old driver also died.

The tragedy occurred on Muchea East Road in Lower Chittering, Western Australia, 60 kilometers northeast of the state capital, Perth.

The 47-year-old was “a hard-working, loving mother and a loving wife to her husband, who now misses her dearly,” her nephew Nathan Maas said after the accident.

Maas called for road safety as he paid tribute to his aunt. ‘Just be careful on the roads.

“The best thing we can do is keep an eye on the roads and try to do the best we can to not be idiots,” he said. 9News.

“(There are) now two families whose parents will not come home.”

Mrs Maas, who had been married for 18 years to a farmer, was heading to work at a local service station but had turned around shortly before the accident.

Police do not believe either driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs or using their mobile phone at the time of the crash.

Sarah’s niece, Darlene Tuffin, posted a tribute on Facebook saying: “Rest in peace, you will all be missed and I send love to both families involved.”