Kondinin

2022 - 12 - 28

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Three children miracle survivors of Kondinin crash that took lives of ... (PerthNow)

A cousin of Jake Day, who was killed with his partner Cindy Braddock in a Christmas Day crash in Kondinin in which their children miraculously survived, ...

. . “Our thoughts are with Cindy and Jake’s family . “They are going to be pretty missed by everybody — not just family and friends but the community as well. . .“ Mr Day and Ms Braddock’s Land Rover was discovered on its roof on an embankment, about 10 metres off of Corrigin-Kondinin Road after distressed relatives reported the family missing to police at 3pm on Monday. One of the children is in a serious condition with a significant head injury, while the other two children are understood to be in stable condition.

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Calls to upgrade Wheatbelt road where crash killed Cindy Braddock ... (ABC News)

There are calls to upgrade the road where a Christmas Day crash claimed the lives of a young couple, leaving their three children stranded for two days on a ...

"[I'm] pretty broken. Not only have I lost my cousin, but [also] one of my close friends … "The increased heavy traffic on the roads, due to the non-use of rail lines, has created a dangerous situation," he said. One of the people who donated said he served them at a local fuel station, describing them as "polite". Mr Browning said the "close-knit" community of Kondinin was reeling from the "tragic" loss of two of their own. "That particular stretch of road, because there's no grain on rail from Kondinin to Merredin, all that grain has to go over that road west of Kondinin to Brookton. However, he pointed to the lack of rail to transport grain as a real problem in the area. "Out of all the highways leading out of Perth, it is probably in the worst shape," he said. "My heart goes out to the volunteers who had to go out to this accident and find those children and the deceased like that so I take my hat off to them and to the police. Shire of Kondinin councillor Bruce Browning said the road was "very much in need of an upgrade". A relative discovered the bodies of Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, in the wreckage of the family's car on the Corrigin-Kondinin Road near Sykes Road in the Wheatbelt just before midday on Tuesday. - The local shire president has described roads in the area as "dangerous"

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Kids rushed to hospital in Perth after Kondinin crash which killed ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The search for a family who went missing on the morning of Christmas Day has ended in tragedy.

The baby was still inside. In the alert, police said the family of five had not been heard from after departing Northam about 1am on Christmas morning and revealed there was serious concern for their welfare. The baby was the most injured of the three children, and is understood to have sustained a serious head injury. The family was reported missing on Monday afternoon, and a public appeal for information was issued on Tuesday morning. 7NEWS understands two of the three children are physically doing well, and a third suffered a serious head injury. Three children are being treated in hospital after they were found alive alongside the bodies of their parents after a desperate search for a

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Kondinin crash: Community vows to rally around miracle survivor ... (The West Australian)

With nappies and broken glass strewn across the crash site that killed two young parents but in which their three children miraculously survived, ...

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Children spend days alone with car after Christmas crash tragedy ... (WAtoday)

Cindy Braddock and Jake Day left Northam at 1am Christmas Day heading to Bruce Rock with their three young children but were reported missing after failing ...

Our thoughts are with Cindy and Jake’s family at this time.” “Three children, all under the age of five were located with the vehicle and are now seeking medical attention. Two of the children, a five-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy, were found outside the vehicle which was located several metres off the road, but a two-month-old baby boy was still inside.

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Three children found alive after car crash that killed parents (The Guardian)

The children, aged five, two and two months, were found alive at the crash scene near their Kondinin home.

The car had been found by a family member who was out searching. The two-month-old baby has suffered serious injuries, police say. Their three children were found alive at the scene and were taken to

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Chilling details emerge as parents found dead (NEWS.com.au)

Photographs have emerged from the scene of a horror Christmas Day crash that has ripped apart the lives of a young family.

basically, we’re just taking one day at a time,” Mr Read said. “They were really good parents, always good to have a joke and a beer with,” he said. “(I’m) pretty broken, not only have I lost my cousin, but one of my close friends.

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Young parents killed, three kids survive Christmas Day crash (9News)

Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, left Northam with their three children at 1am on Sunday. The family of five was reported missing on Monday afternoon when ...

The two older children, a five-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy, managed to escape the vehicle but it is believed they were near the car for more than two days since the crash happened. It is understood they are all in a stable condition. The children survived with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Kondinin crash: Heartbroken cousin tells of miracle survival of ... (The West Australian)

The heartbroken cousin of young parents killed in a tragic Christmas crash near their Kondinin home has opened up on the miracle survival of the couple's ...

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Kondinin community in mourning after crash which killed young ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Jake Day, 28, and Cindy Braddock, 25, were on Wednesday being mourned after authorities confirmed the pair as the victims of a tragic vehicle rollover near ...

“Sadly a male and female in their 20s were located deceased. Sadly I was the last one to see them before this sad accident,” Nathan O’Donnell said. They were polite. In another, Mistyrose Sztaho said the goal was to give the couple a “goodbye that they deserve” and to help the children get through these hard times. One person commenting on the post said they were the last person to see the couple alive. “All funds raised will help the family with the costs of funerals and the remaining will go to the children to help with any medical and life expenses.”

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Chilling new details emerge missing parents are found dead inside ... (Daily Mail)

Three young children spent two days stranded beside the wreckage of their family car while their parents lay dead inside before they were found by a ...

The family were reported missing at 3pm on Monday The car was found upside-down in an embankment just 10kilometres away from the family's destination on Corrigin-Kondinin Road, just before midday on Tuesday Two of their children, a five-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy managed to free themselves from the wreckage and were found outside the car, while a two-month-old baby was still strapped inside. The family had left Northam, WA, at about 1am on Sunday and were heading home to Kondinin, some 200km away Cindy Braddock, 25, Jake Day, 28, and their three children, all under the age of five, were last seen leaving Northam, about 100km east of Perth , at 1am on Sunday - Family were reported missing at 3pm on Monday.

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WA Kondinin crash five-year-old hero girl saved brothers after ... (Daily Mail)

Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, perished when their Land Rover Discovery careened off the remote Corrigin-Kondinin Road in Western Australia's ...

The family were driving to Kondinin to spend Christmas with Mr Day's mother The family was making the 200km journey home to Kondinin to spend what was left of Christmas with Mr Day's mother. 'It would have been hard for the three children to be in the car for that whole time. 'What I've gathered is the five-year-old became unstuck in the vehicle, and she then got the one-year-old out of the car seat, then they were stuck in the car for 55 hours in 30-degree heat,' he told the The car was found by close family friends of the couple, with the children still inside wreckage besides their parents bodies. A five-year-girl is being hailed a hero for saving the life of her two baby brothers after they were left stranded for more than two days in searing Outback heat in the wake of a horrific car crash that killed both the children's parents.

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Heroic survival story emerges in WA Christmas crash tragedy (WAtoday)

The eldest of three children who miraculously survived a horror Christmas crash that claimed the lives of their parents has been credited with saving her ...

The scene was uncovered by a close family friend just before midday on Tuesday amid a frantic search. The children had spent more than 55 hours alone in 30-degree heat before being found. The scene has been cleared and the road reopened, but police said the investigation into the cause of the crash was ongoing. “Nobody knows what they went through. He admitted he still hadn’t come to grips with the gravity of what had happened but was confident he would have the support he needed. “And if it wasn’t for the five-year-old undoing the buckle of the one-year-old’s car seat, he wouldn’t be with us today.

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Young girl saves brother's life after crash that killed their parents in WA (9News)

The five-year-old girl and her two siblings spent more than two days trapped at the roadside wreck as they waited to be found after the horror crash in Kondinin ...

"This town's never going to be the same without them," Whitbread said. "Basically they were stuck in the car for the 55 hours in 30-degree heat," he said. Read said it would have been hard for the children to be in the car the whole time.

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Kondinin crash: Last person to see Jake Day alive reveals father of ... (The West Australian)

Mr Day and his partner Cindy Braddock were killed in an accident just two hours later when their Land Rover left the road near Kondinin. Miraculously, their ...

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Kondinin crash: Heartbroken cousin tells of miracle survival of ... (PerthNow)

The heartbroken cousin of young parents killed in a tragic Christmas crash near their Kondinin home has opened up on the miracle survival of the couple's ...

basically they were stuck in the car for 55 hours in 30-degree heat,” Mr Read said. “She’s a legend, she always has been ... “We’re all just trying to wrap our heads around everything that has happened. Mr Read said it was close family friends he considered “uncle and aunty all my life” who found the crash site. “What I do want to say is that it would have been hard for the three children to be in that car the whole time ... He said the family would always be “grateful” for her brave efforts.

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WA Kondinin Christmas crash: Family of couple killed warn 'don't ... (Daily Mail)

Cindy Braddock, 25, and Jake Day, 28, perished when their Land Rover Discovery careened off the remote Corrigin-Kondinin Road, in WA's wheatbelt, ...

Ms Braddock, Mr Day (pictured) and their children were reported missing on Christmas Day when they didn't show up to a family celebration Ms Braddock, Mr Day and their children were reported missing on Christmas Day when they didn't show up to a family celebration. 'What I've gathered is the five-year-old became unstuck in the vehicle, and she then got the one-year-old out of the car seat, then they were stuck in the car for 55 hours in 30C heat,' he said. After a frantic search and public appeal by police, the car was found by close family friends, with the children still inside the wreckage with their dead parents. [Christmas](/news/christmas/index.html) Day tragedy, 10km from the family's home, stranded their three children, aged five, two and one, in the mangled wreck of the vehicle, until they were found 55 hours later after a desperate search. Family of the couple who tragically died in a horror Outback crash that left their three young children stranded in the wreckage for days have warned Australians: 'Don't drive tired'.

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'Absolute miracle': three children survive more than two days alone ... (The Guardian)

Five-year-old girl credited for helping siblings survive 55 hours in 30-degree heat in car wreckage with dead parents.

“People have been driving past it for a couple of days. “It is an absolute miracle that they survived. Police, relatives and friends have described it as both a Christmas tragedy and a miraculous story of survival. They were flown to Perth children’s hospital for treatment and remain in a stable condition. “He looked exhausted … The older boy was still strapped into his seat, more than two days after the accident.

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