Emotional farewell for women killed in horror Gold Coast car crash

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The relative of two women killed in a horror car crash on the Gold Coast said she would give anything for one more hug during an emotional farewell for the pair.

Susan Zimmer, 70, and her daughter Steffanie, 35, will remain "together forever" after they were killed in a horrific head-on collision at Bonogin on December 30.

They were killed, alongside Susan's partner, 79-year-old Chris Fawcett, after a car veered onto the wrong side of the road and smashed into an oncoming car.

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Christopher Fawcett, Susan Zimmer and their daughter Stephanie died after allegedly being hit by Brisbane Broncos NRL player Payne Hass' mother Joan Taufua who had failed to stop for police.

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Sole survivor of the crash, Uiatu "Joan" Taufua, 46 – the mother of NRL star Payne Haas – has been charged with three counts of manslaughter. 

Taufua remains before the courts.

The Zimmers' surviving daughter and sister, Claudine Snow, described the tragedy as a "nightmare" she wishes she could wake up from during a funeral for the pair which hundreds of mourners attended.

Snow said she'd give anything to have "one more hug or one more smile" with her mother and sister.

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Funeral for Susan and Steffanie Zimmer

Family and friends today paid tribute to Susan's love of figure skating and Steffanie's talents on the athletic track.

"I grew up as my mother's daughter, I followed or rather skated in her footsteps," Snow said. 

"For much of our lives, it was the three amigos Susan, Claudine and Steffanie."

Snow said she knows Susan and Steffanie would be comforted by the outpouring of support from the tight-knit Gold Coast community who have "wrapped their arms around her" in the wake of the crash. 

Source: 9News