A young woman who was killed in a freak accident while driving to work has been remembered for her caring nature.
Sayyida Nafeesa Zulfikar, 21, was driving on the Hume Freeway in Somerton, Melbourne yesterday morning when a metal pole fell on her silver Honda.
The pole came crashing down after it was struck by a red sedan that had been in a crash with a truck.
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Despite paramedics' attempts to save her, Zulfikar died at the scene.
Her father Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff remembered his daughter as a caring young woman.
"She's always there to help anyone. She holds our family together," he said.
"She was just driving to work, thinking about what she's going to do for work and how she is going to help others.
"Everyone keeps talking about how much of an impact she had in their lives."
Shariff said his wife and five sons have been left to prepare for the bright young woman's funeral tomorrow.
"It's tough. It's painful for all of us," he said.
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"The decision that someone else made caused us this pain and we will have to go through this pain for the rest of our lives."
Zulfikar had been working as an admin and enrolment officer at My College in Dallas.
The Islamic primary school today paid tribute to the 21-year-old, who they said would be "cherished for her warm presence, welcoming nature, and the genuine care she extended to every family, student and colleague".
Police are still investigating exactly what caused the crash.
The truck driver was taken to hospital in a serious condition, while those in the red sedan weren't injured.
No charges have been laid.
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