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Driver involved in Hume Highway crash had twins at the same school as victims

A tragic coincidence.
Hudson Bullock

The driver involved in the head on crash on Hume Highway Tuesday morning is also a mother of twins who attend the same school as the victims.

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Tina Vibert, 49,was 1km south of Picton Road when her car crossed the grass divider and crashed into the Bullock family, killing two of the three passengers.

While on their way to Wollondilly Anglican College, Julie Bullock, 49, and her son Hudson, seven, were killed while his twin Sienna is currently in a critical condition at Children’s Hospital Westmead.

Ms Vibert’s family is also local, living in the Bargo area, and has twins that attend the same school.

Ms Vibert remains in Liverpool Hospital in a stable condition.

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PREVIOUSLY: Julie Bullock, 49, and her son Hudson, 7, were both killed when a car cut through a median strip and onto the wrong side of Sydney’s Hume Highway.

The young boy’s twin sister, who was also present in the vehicle, is currently fighting for her life as she is treated for critical injuries at the Children’s Hospital Westmead.

The incident occurred as the family made their regular morning school run to Wollondilly Anglican School.

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Speaking with the Daily Telegraph, a witness of the horrific collision explained how he and other drivers who had rushed to his aid, cradled the young boy as he lost consciousness.

“We were trying as hard as we could to keep the little boy alive and awake but he went unconscious on us. There was nothing we could do,” the witness told the publication.

“There was also a nurse who just happened to be driving by and she tried her hardest.”

“A silver car carrying one woman was driving north and it had come across through the grass median strip to the other side of the road and collided with a car carrying the mother and her two children.”

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Hudson has tragically been killed and sister Sienna is currently fighting for her life. (Image via Facebook).

Ms Bullock was 49. (Image via Facebook).

“Both cars were absolutely totalled.”

“I was on the phone with the ambulance operator. Some of the guys who had stopped to help jumped down and cut the kids out because they were both trapped upside down.”

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“A truckie pulled off the dashboard because the mum was trapped, to try and pull her out. She then crawled out by herself and laid beside the car and people were giving her compressions until the ambulance got there.”

“The boy told us it was his twin sister. I’d like to go to the little boys funeral.”

Hudson mentioned that his twin sister was trapped in the car before losing consciousness. (Image via Facebook).

Tributes to the family have begun to flood social media, including an emotional post from Ms Bullock’s niece, Chelsea Andrews.

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“Can’t believe this has happened. May my amazing aunty Julie and cute little cousin Hudson Rest In Peace. I hope to see you soon little Sienna,” she wrote.

“Today we all lost an amazing lady who helped our community so much and also sadly lost one of her twins while her little girl fights for her life.”

The children’s school has also paid tribute to the family, who lived in Picton, explaining that the entire community has been rocked by the tragedy.

Ms Bullock and her son are survived by husband Darren. (Image via Facebook).

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“The kids were and are very well loved by the community and the school,” Headmaster Stuart Quamby told the Daily Telegraph,](http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/wilton-fatal-crash-delays-expected-on-hume-highway-after-headon-collision/news-story/ddcefcd7cacaf726bb326561718bbda1|target=”_blank”|rel=”nofollow”).

“He [Hudson] was a great little kid and his sister [Sienna] is a terrific kid as well.”

“The family are well known and well-loved, not just in the college community but in the wider community as well. It is going to be tough.”

Ms Bullock and her son are survived by husband Darren and their adult daughter Maddison. Darren is currently mourning the loss of his wife and young son as he sits at the bedside of daughter, Sienna.

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The 49-year-old woman who collided with the family is at Liverpool Hospital and is also in a critical condition.

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