Mother’s heartbreaking messages after twin daughters are killed in horrific crash between Perth and Kalgoorlie

The heartbroken mother of twin girls who died in a horror crash has broken her silence, with a touching tribute to her ‘precious angels’.

Twin sisters Macey and Riley, aged seven, died when the Toyota Camry they were travelling in veered off the road and ploughed into a tree about halfway between Perth and Kalgoorlie.

The girls’ mother Rachel van Oyen, 31, had been at the wheel when the vehicle came off the Great Eastern Highway in Carrabin at about 11am on February 18.

The twins, who were both wearing seatbelts, were pronounced dead at the scene while their mother was rushed to Merredin Hospital.

Ms Oyen escaped the crash without serious injuries but has since shared her grief in a social media post, claiming everything had changed ‘in a blink of an eye’.

Twin sisters Macey and Riley, aged seven, (pictured, with their mum Rachel van Oyen) died when the Toyota Camry they were travelling in ploughed into a tree about halfway between Perth and Kalgoorlie

The girls' mother Rachel van Oyen, 31, had been at the wheel when the vehicle came off the Great Eastern Highway (pictured) in Carrabin at about 11am on Sunday

The girls’ mother Rachel van Oyen, 31, had been at the wheel when the vehicle came off the Great Eastern Highway (pictured) in Carrabin at about 11am on Sunday

‘My entire world fell apart, vanished,’ Ms Oyen said.

‘There are still no words to describe this emptiness and pain I’m drowning in. It should have been me. What I would give to take your places my precious girls.

‘I have never felt so helpless than i did that day, all i could do was try hold you briefly even though you’d both grew wings.’

Ms Oyen said her twins were her ‘absolute world’ and that her girls gave her purpose strength and a reason to live. 

The grief-stricken mother explained she felt ‘so lost’ not having her daughters in the family home and that she was ‘truly sorry’ for the accident. 

‘The silence kills me and your absence destroys us in ways we can’t imagine.. I’m so lost,’ Ms Oyen wrote. 

‘I hope you both know how truly sorry I am, all I can do is try make it through each day now knowing it’ll never be filled with your beautiful faces. 

‘Your time on earth was cut far too short and I’m not ready to say goodbye. No one is.’

The 31-year-old promised her twin girls that she would not let the pain of their loss consume her forever and would spread the kindness and joy that they gave to others.

Ms Oyen’s mum, Lisa Lisa Blair, thanked their family and friends for their support on social media.

‘(We) will be absent for a while as our family navigates this unspeakable tragedy,’ she posted to social media,’ Ms Blair wrote. 

‘Thank you for your understanding and for loving us all through these dark days.

‘We are utterly broken.’

It’s understood the trio had been visiting family members in Kalgoorie and were on their way home to Perth when they crashed.

Ms Oyen said was drowning in pain and emptiness since the crash. Other family members have described the twins as 'vibrant, cheeky and beautiful' with 'so much life and promise ahead of them'

Ms Oyen said was drowning in pain and emptiness since the crash. Other family members have described the twins as ‘vibrant, cheeky and beautiful’ with ‘so much life and promise ahead of them’

The girls’ grandmother described them as ‘sunshine souls’ in a 2020 Facebook post.

She lovingly described her grand-daughters as ‘gorgeous, funny, cheeky, magical little twins who ‘bring so much joy to their entire family.

A GofundMe has been set up by family member Phillip van Oyen, who described the girls as ‘vibrant, cheeky and beautiful’ with ‘so much life and promise ahead of them’. 

‘Macey and Riley brought us so much love and joy, and as hard as it is without them, our lives were made better by their short existence,’ Mr Oyen said. 

‘The impact that those two little lives had on our family is immeasurable, and the weight of their absence is felt every single day.’

Mr Oyen explained all funds raised will be given to the twins’ mum to help her grieve and rebuild her life. 

‘There is nothing that we can do to change this devastating situation, but we want to try and make Rachel’s life a little easier as she grieves and rebuilds,’ Mr Oyen wrote. 

‘Rachel, who supported and cared for her two girls their entire lives gave her all! As she starts coming to terms with this tragic loss, we want to ensure Rachel is looked after and can slowly start to navigate life without Macey and Riley.’

At the time of writing, the fund received 341 donations totalling $37,450, with a goal of raising $70,000. 

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