Amberley crash: Fiancé Ariel Jocson was due to get married before he was killed in collision
Amberley crash: Fiancé Ariel Jocson was due to get married before he was killed in collision
A young international student killed in a horror crash was two weeks away from marrying the love of his life in his home country.
Ariel Jocson, 25, died in a three-vehicle collision at Amberley, south-west of Brisbane, on Sunday.
Mr Jocson was due to fly home to the Philippines to marry his fiancee at the start of October. He was from Bacolod City, south of Manila.
He was a passenger in a grey Mitsubishi Lancer being driven by a friend when the vehicle turned onto the Cunningham Highway and collided with a truck.
The Lancer then crashed into a silver Toyota Camry before coming to a stop.
Ariel Jocson was due to fly home to the Philippines at the start of October to marry his fiance. Pictured: Mr Jocson with his sister Kristina, who paid tribute to him
Mr Jocson was planning to marry the love of his life in the Philippines in October. Pictured: Mr Jocson with his fiancée
He was a passenger in the back seat of a grey Mitsubishi Lancer driven by a friend when it was struck by a truck then hit a second car
The 33-year-old driver of the Lancer was airlifted to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.
A third person riding in the car was not hurt.
Mr Jocson, a car enthusiast, was staying with his friend Estela Thurlow in Queensland while he was studying mechanics.
‘I got anxiety attack since last night when the police been in home to report the bad news,’ Ms Thurlow told the Queensland Times.
She said Mr Jocson and the driver, Richard de Leon, work hard and are ‘kind boys’.
Katrina Jocson paid tribute to her brother, whom she referred to as, ‘My Aussie boy’.
‘To have had a best brother is to have experienced an extraordinary gift,’ Ms Jocson wrote on Facebook.
‘Our paths may change as life goes along, but our bond will remain strong.
‘I will miss you, my Aussie boy.’
The intersection where the crash occurred, where Ipswich Rosewood Road meets the Cunningham Highway, is considered dangerous by many locals.
The intersection where the crash occurred, where Ipswich Rosewood Road meets the Cunningham Highway, is considered dangerous by many locals
Ms Jocson described her brother Ariel (pictured) as ‘an extraordinary gift’
One described the area as ‘like a death trap.’
‘How many fatalities are needed before this intersection gets changed for safety?,’ one Facebook user wrote.
The Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is understood to have been presented with options for short-term upgrades to improve safety and manage congestion.
Daily Mail Australia approached TMR for comment.
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