INTERNATIONAL
Fatal accident shatters refugee's of peace
Aza Hussain escaped the Taliban but his dream of having a peaceful life with his wife and young children was shattered in a road accident in Geelong, about 50km from here.
The devoted father of five children cherished new life ended abruptly when his taxi was struck by an out-of-control car just a few hundred metres from his home.
Aza's grieving wife, Asma Raza, 33, said she and her children were now alone in Australia, with no other family. She will now have to move into the home they were building in March without him.
Aza's brother died just six months ago on a vessel bound for Australia in an attempt to flee terrorists.
"I have lost everything," Asma told the Herald Sun from her home in northern Geelong.
"He (my husband) was just doing his job for his family and life. He did nothing wrong, no mistakes ... now my whole family is lost."
The speeding driver of the other car allegedly told police he'd been drinking beer and liquor at home, and was on the way to a friend's house when the fatal accident happened at 6.15pm in Geelong on Christmas Day.
Irshad Ali said his friend of 10 years came to Australia about six years ago after fleeing the Taliban and was studying commercial cookery at a Melbourne college.
He said Aza, who was a teacher and part-time journalist in Pakistan, became a taxi operator about three years ago to better the life of his family.
Close family friend Julie Riley said Aza enjoyed celebrating his first Christmas "Australian style" despite his Muslim faith.
Police said a man, 36, was expected to be charged with culpable driving causing death.
The devoted father of five children cherished new life ended abruptly when his taxi was struck by an out-of-control car just a few hundred metres from his home.
Aza's grieving wife, Asma Raza, 33, said she and her children were now alone in Australia, with no other family. She will now have to move into the home they were building in March without him.
Aza's brother died just six months ago on a vessel bound for Australia in an attempt to flee terrorists.
"I have lost everything," Asma told the Herald Sun from her home in northern Geelong.
"He (my husband) was just doing his job for his family and life. He did nothing wrong, no mistakes ... now my whole family is lost."
The speeding driver of the other car allegedly told police he'd been drinking beer and liquor at home, and was on the way to a friend's house when the fatal accident happened at 6.15pm in Geelong on Christmas Day.
Irshad Ali said his friend of 10 years came to Australia about six years ago after fleeing the Taliban and was studying commercial cookery at a Melbourne college.
He said Aza, who was a teacher and part-time journalist in Pakistan, became a taxi operator about three years ago to better the life of his family.
Close family friend Julie Riley said Aza enjoyed celebrating his first Christmas "Australian style" despite his Muslim faith.
Police said a man, 36, was expected to be charged with culpable driving causing death.