Beer garden tragedy: Melbourne family of three identified as victims in Daylesford crash | ABC News

Three people killed in a crash at a pub in regional Victoria have been identified as beloved members of Melbourne's Indian community. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Tim Watts revealed on ABC News Breakfast that one of the families killed in the crash was from Point Cook in Melbourne's west — 30-year-old Jatin Chugh, his partner — 44-year-old Pratibha Sharma, and her nine-year-old daughter Anvi.

Mr Watts said the family was well known his electorate and were actively involved in the Indian community in Melbourne.

"Pratibha was very well-known in the community, she was a candidate for parliament … I know Anvi was an enthusiastic Bollywood dancer," Mr Watts said.

"We're working with the community, it's going to be a long recovery period from this tragedy."

Daljeet Bakshi from Australian Sikh Support said Ms Sharma was irreplaceable during the COVID-19 pandemic, packing food parcels and delivering them personally to the needy in Point Cook.

"We have lost a pure, lovely soul but the kind of work she has done, and her daughter, her partner, that will remain forever," Mr Bakshi said.

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