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The family of a young woman killed in a horrific bus crash in Brisbane’s busy CBD have revealed the teenager’s heartbreaking final message.
Tia Cameron was killed when an out-of-control commuter bus drove onto a packed footpath around 10am.
Ms Cameron’s devastated aunt, Karma Te Awithu, said the teenager had left a beauty salon and was jockeying for cocktails with her relative when tragedy struck.
Tia Cameron was killed when an out-of-control commuter bus drove onto a packed footpath at 5pm on Friday, pinning the 18-year-old against the wall
“We just feel like she’s been stolen from us,” Te Awithu told the Courier Mail.
“She messaged me at 4pm saying she was getting her lashes done and asked if I wanted to grab a quick cocktail before she went home.”
When Te Awithu realized the teenager was missing, she said she started calling the hospital while Ms Cameron’s partner reached out to the police to lodge a missing person’s report.
Te Awithu, when she realized the teenager was missing, said she started calling the hospital while Ms Cameron’s partner contacted the police to file a missing person’s report.
It wasn’t until around 11pm that evening that the police arrived at a relative’s house to deliver the heartbreaking news.
“She was only 18 and had her whole life ahead of her,” Te Awithu said.
‘She was beautiful, outgoing and unique, truly unique. She loved the beach, the Gold Coast, fashion and … was really close to all her family.’
Witnesses described chaotic scenes with bricks sent flying as the bus drove up the curb before crashing into the building
The Brisbane City Council bus is believed to have turned from Ann St onto Edward St in the city’s CBD when it lost control.
In a statement, police said the driver of the bus and four passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.
Witnesses described chaotic scenes to The Courier Mail, with bricks reportedly sent flying as the bus drove up the curb before crashing into the building.