{"id":843469,"date":"2026-08-04T18:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/843469\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:04:23","slug":"husband-wants-answers-after-wife-killed-in-lakemba-crash-in-sydneys-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/843469\/","title":{"rendered":"Husband wants answers after wife killed in Lakemba crash in Sydney\u2019s southwest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\"><a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/mother-of-two-in-induced-coma-after-lakemba-crash-in-sydneys-southwest-c-22661546\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nurhayati Pamungkas<\/a>, 43, was on her way to buy groceries for dinner before picking up her two children from school when <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/two-pedestrians-fight-for-life-in-lakemba-crash-sydneys-southwest-c-22640238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">she and another pedestrian were hit<\/a> in Lakemba last Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Mother of two dies after Lakemba collision<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-178igh4-StyledParagraph e1s06mna1\">Know the news with the 7NEWS app: <a class=\"css-h2mhmv-StyledContextualLink e1s06mna0\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/app?utm_source=7NEWS&amp;utm_medium=contextual-link-app&amp;utm_campaign=7news-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Pamungkas was treated at the scene before being rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She was placed in an induced coma in intensive care, where she remained for several days before dying about 8pm on Monday, <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/nsw-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NSW Police<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fe942103a71e6463cfecaaecde2eaf66d808b877.png\" alt=\"She was on her way to pick up her two young children from school when she was struck.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>She was on her way to pick up her two young children from school when she was struck. Credit: GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Her husband, Agung Purwanto, says he wants to confront the 82-year-old driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cI just want to say something to him. Like, why? Just why?\u201d he told 7NEWS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Purwanto said the last message he received from his wife was a text saying she was going to buy groceries and vegetables for dinner.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/15aa58caf5221cc53f1a78da8f90c957f865fd04.jpg\" alt=\"Her husband Agung Purwanto speaking with 7NEWS.\" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Her husband Agung Purwanto speaking with 7NEWS. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">She had planned to cook for their 13-year-old son and seven-year-old daughter that evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Instead, about 3.30pm, Purwanto received a call from his daughter\u2019s school to say no one had arrived to pick her up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He immediately jumped in an Uber to collect his daughter before receiving another phone call telling him his wife had been taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He described the days that followed at her bedside as a nightmare.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/b122ccdd0316022edf6c509e2c00091acad90808.png\" alt=\"Nurhayati Pamungkas has died days after being struck by a people mover. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Nurhayati Pamungkas has died days after being struck by a people mover.  Credit: Facebook, GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Pamungkas died surrounded by her family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Her employer, Bellavita Cafe owner Rashed Sikder, remembered her as the \u201ctop of the top\u201d and said she never let him down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cShe is like my sister, honestly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cEverything in my shop I got, it\u2019s her touch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cShe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Sikder said customers had also been devastated by the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cEveryone loves her more than me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ec2400bc1569e185abbf8ebc7bdfc032ecf53f58.png\" alt=\"Pamungkas was going to cook for her children that day. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>Pamungkas was going to cook for her children that day.  Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Purwanto\u2019s workplace, Dick\u2019s Hotel in Balmain, also paid tribute to Pamungkas in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWe are heartbroken to share that Nurhayati has sadly passed away,\u201d the pub said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cAgung, our head chef, and their two children were by her side, but her injuries were just too severe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cPlease keep Agung and his family in your thoughts as they begin to navigate life without their beautiful wife and mum.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The hotel\u2019s owner Elia Economou launched a <a class=\"css-1lg16vp-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-support-nurhayati-agung-and-their-two-children?utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&amp;amp%3Butm_content=amp20_control&amp;amp%3Butm_medium=customer&amp;amp%3Butm_source=copy_link&amp;amp%3Blang=en_GB&amp;amp%3Bfbclid=PAcGRvZgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAaefQEKzO0ItlIanohDeKahrdUs6W3vqUUp3NT3t_HTQ1UXptE2sZak4NJUliQ_aem_01bZGuZV0uZAra5gdJvSXQ&amp;amp%3Butm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3\">GoFundMe<\/a> to support the family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He said Pamungkas had been doing \u201cwhat most parents do every day\u201d before her life was turned upside down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cIn a matter of seconds, the life she and her husband Agung had worked so hard to build was turned upside down,\u201d Economou wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cMany people know Agung as the much-loved chef from Dick\u2019s Hotel and Apache Salut, where he has quietly looked after people through food, smiles and friendship for more than five years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2921e34df2aa6c4031999794385219dd312763d0.gif\" alt=\"They were crossing with other pedestrians when they were hit. \" class=\"css-16r7l45-StyledImage en5ut4d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>They were crossing with other pedestrians when they were hit.  Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The hotel also thanked everyone who had donated to the fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cIn the midst of unimaginable grief, your kindness has been overwhelming. Together you have raised nearly $50,000,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cWe can\u2019t thank you enough for every donation and message. It truly means the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He remains on life support at St George Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The driver, an 82-year-old man, was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital for mandatory testing and further assessment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">He is yet to be charged. <\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1n6q21n-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Anyone with information or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/nauru-the-worlds-third-smallest-country-changes-its-name-to-naoero-c-22672979\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>New era for world\u2019s third-smallest nation and former Aussie territory<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">2 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"css-6fiqrm-StyledLinkWrapper e1y7kr221\" href=\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/news\/family-issues-desperate-plea-to-find-missing-grandmother-on-nsws-central-coast-c-22670651\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>Daughter of missing grandmother issues heartbreaking plea<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xp0jgm-StyledTimeToRead e1y7kr223\">1 min read<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A woman mowed down by a car on a Sydney street last week has lost her fight for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":843470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,99,3698,33717,34464,44,5847,4277,670],"class_list":["post-843469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business","tag-car-accidents","tag-car-accidents-sydney","tag-gofundme","tag-news","tag-nsw-news","tag-nsw-police","tag-sydney"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=843469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/843469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/843470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=843469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=843469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=843469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}