Heartbreaking moment dad grieves his wife and daughter at their funeral – after both lost their lives in Hunter Valley bus crash… but he survived
- Story contains images of deceased Indigenous people
- Nadene and Kyah McBride were among 10 killed
- Kyah’s boyfriend, Kane, also died in Hunter Valley crash
The husband and father of two women who were killed in the Hunter Valley bus crash is mourning his family at their joint funeral service.
Graham ‘Banger’ McBride lost his wife Nadene and daughter Kyah in the bus crash that was travelling from a wedding in Greta on June 11.
Kyah’s boyfriend Kane Symons, a footballer from Tasmania, was also killed in the crash. Mr McBride was one of 25 injured.
Among those injured in the Hunter Valley bus crash is the husband and father of two women who were killed in the weekend wedding disaster. Nadene ‘Nads’ McBride (right) and her daughter Kyah McBride (left) are pictured with Graham ‘Banger’ McBride
Above, family and friends gather to mourn Kyah and Nadene McBride, at their joint funeral service
Banger McBride crouched down and inspected floral arrangements for his wife and daughter, ahead of the service commencing
Loved ones – including many who attended the wedding – gathered at the Singleton AFL Ground ahead of a celebration of life ceremony on Monday morning, while hundreds more watched a live stream from across the country.
It is the final service held in honour of the ten crash victims.
The McBride women have been remembered as a cornerstone of the local sporting community, a legacy that has seen hundreds of tributes flow in from members of the national AFL community.
Guests have been asked to wear team colours in honour of two sporting clubs that mother-and-daughter poured their heart and soul into over the years – the Singleton Roosters and the Adelaide Crows.
The McBride family has been heavily involved in the Singleton Roosters Australian Football Club, where Kyah was a star player and Nadene her coach. Kyah and Nadene are pictured
McBride family hail from the small South Australian town of Leigh Creek. Kyah and Nadene are pictured
The McBride family hail from the small South Australian town of Leigh Creek and made the move to Singleton with their only daughter Kyah.
More than 400 people are viewing the live-stream of the service, as friends accumulated over the years and loved ones who remain in their hometown tuned in from across the country.
In lieu of flowers, guests are encouraged to make a donation to the Hunter Valley Bus Tragedy Fund which has already raised more $1 million to provide support to the victims and families of the crash.
Husband and wife Andrew and Lynan Scott, Zach Bray, Dr Rebecca Mullen, Angus Craig, Tori Cowburn and Darcy Bulman were all killed during the crash.
