đź’” Their Last Text Was About Dinner… Hours Later, His Wife Was Gone in a Tragic Sydney Crash
A woman mowed down by a car on a Sydney street last week has lost her fight for life, as her husband demands answers from the man behind the wheel.
Nurhayati Pamungkas, 43, was on her way to buy groceries for dinner before picking up her two children from school when she and another pedestrian were hit in Lakemba last Tuesday.
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CCTV footage obtained by 7NEWS shows a white Toyota Tarago striking the pair before crashing into two cars on the opposite side of The Boulevarde, sending the pedestrians flying.
Pamungkas was treated at the scene before being rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.
She was placed in an induced coma in intensive care, where she remained for several days before dying about 8pm on Monday, NSW Police said.
Her husband, Agung Purwanto, says he wants to confront the 82-year-old driver.
“I just want to say something to him. Like, why? Just why?” he told 7NEWS.
Purwanto said the last message he received from his wife was a text saying she was going to buy groceries and vegetables for dinner.
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She had planned to cook for their 13-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter that evening.
Instead, about 3.30pm, Purwanto received a call from his daughter’s school to say no one had arrived to pick her up.
He immediately jumped in an Uber to collect his daughter before receiving another phone call telling him his wife had been taken to hospital.
He described the days that followed at her bedside as a nightmare.
Pamungkas died surrounded by her family.
Her employer, Bellavita Cafe owner Rashed Sikder, remembered her as the “top of the top” and said she never let him down.
“She is like my sister, honestly,” he said.
“Everything in my shop I got, it’s her touch.
“She did everything perfect for me and I used to have one day off just because of her. And when she went back to Indonesia, I was struggling.”
Sikder said customers had also been devastated by the tragedy.
“Everyone loves her more than me,” he said.
Purwanto’s workplace, Dick’s Hotel in Balmain, also paid tribute to Pamungkas in a social media post.
“We are heartbroken to share that Nurhayati has sadly passed away,” the pub said.
“Agung, our head chef, and their two children were by her side, but her injuries were just too severe.
“Please keep Agung and his family in your thoughts as they begin to navigate life without their beautiful wife and mum.”
The hotel’s owner Elia Economou launched a GoFundMe to support the family.
He said Pamungkas had been doing “what most parents do every day” before her life was turned upside down.
“In a matter of seconds, the life she and her husband Agung had worked so hard to build was turned upside down,” Economou wrote.
“Many people know Agung as the much-loved chef from Dick’s Hotel and Apache Salut, where he has quietly looked after people through food, smiles and friendship for more than five years.”
The hotel also thanked everyone who had donated to the fundraiser.
“In the midst of unimaginable grief, your kindness has been overwhelming. Together you have raised nearly $50,000,” it said.
“We can’t thank you enough for every donation and message. It truly means the world.”
7NEWS understands the other pedestrian, a 64-year-old man, had attended midday prayers at Lakemba Mosque and was walking home when he was struck.
He remains on life support at St George Hospital.
The driver, an 82-year-old man, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for mandatory testing and further assessment.
He is yet to be charged.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
