Zamira Hussainpoor, a 35-year-old single mother and refugee, has been identified as the victim of a fatal head-on collision in Hampton Park, Melbourne. She died on Tuesday morning when a ute driven by a P-plater veered onto the wrong side of the road and struck her Toyota hatchback.
Ms Hussainpoor was returning from a nightshift at a factory and was minutes away from picking up her 13-year-old son, Husnain, for school. Her brother-in-law, Abdur-Rahman Butler, described her as a hardworking mother who migrated to Australia in the early 2000s and raised her son alone since he was two.
Mr Butler said Ms Hussainpoor ‘triumphed despite countless setbacks and hardships, including abandonment by her ex-husband.’ He added, ‘She was loved by the community, her family, her friends and workmates, but especially her dear son, Husnain.’
A GoFundMe page set up by Mr Butler has raised over $21,000 to support Husnain, who will now be cared for by his pensioner grandmother. The driver of the ute, aged 20, was airlifted to hospital with critical injuries, while Ms Hussainpoor’s colleague, who was also in the car, suffered serious injuries. Police are investigating whether speed was a factor.
