Indian student Komalpreet Kaur died in Perth, Australia, in a traffic accident.
An Indian student named Komalpreet Kaur, 19 years old, died in Perth, Australia, after she was hit by a car and became trapped under the car. The incident happened last Saturday at around 11.30pm in the Bentley Plaza car park on the Albany Highway, near John Street.
Komalpreet was alive and suffering from serious injuries when she was taken to Royal Perth Hospital. She later died in hospital. The 19-year-old driver of the blue Hyundai i30 hatchback has not yet been charged and is part of the investigation. Witnesses told 9News that the driver knew the two women and was pleading with people to call an ambulance.Nathan Berg, who was present when the car struck Core, said they heard a loud noise. “I just started yelling, ‘Any man, any man,’ pointing at people, making them approach, ‘Any male, any male,’ I wanted to turn that car over,” he said.
“We ended up with a good 10 to 12 people…we got it [the car] “Someone pulled her out.”A woman in the crowd intervened and began CPR on Kaur before she was taken to hospital, where she later died.A fundraising campaign was set up with a goal of raising US$50,000 (AUS) but has now exceeded the target with over US$82,000 raised. “It is with deep sadness that we share the heartbreaking loss of Komalpreet Kaur, a beautiful 19-year-old who tragically died in a car accident in Perth, Australia,” wrote Harbinder Singh Kaler, organizer of the fundraiser.
“Komalpreet was full of life, kindness and dreams for the future. Her sudden passing has left her family and friends devastated and struggling to cope with this unimaginable tragedy,” the statement read.“We are raising funds to support Komalpreet’s family during this extremely difficult time. Donations will help cover funeral expenses, memorial arrangements and the significant costs associated with returning her body to India so she can be buried in her home country, surrounded by her loved ones. This is a tremendous burden on the family, both emotionally and financially. Any contribution, no matter how small, will provide much-needed support and help return Komalpreet to her family.”Komalpreet is from Ludhiana and was studying nursing in Perth and was also working part-time. Her father, Amrik Singh Subedar, is retired from the Indian Army.