SUMMARY
- Taylor Swift is a popular singer and songwriter, She has a massive following popularly knows as the Swifties.
- Taylor Swift's, Era's Tour is taking place in Melbourne.
Taylor Swift is a well-known identity all around the world. She is an American singer and songwriter who is also the biggest pop star on the planet. Her fans, often called ‘Swifties’ are super excited whenever she performs in their cities and countries.
Recently saddening news emerged from Australia where a 16-year-old Taylor Swift fan, Mieka Pokarier died in a car crash. Her family from Queensland were traveling on a road trip to see the pop star’s concert in Melbourne. Mieka Pokarier was travelling along with her mom and little sister Freya who was just 10 years old.
A 16-year-old fan on her way to a Taylor Swift concert has been killed, and her 10-year-old sister critically injured in shocking road crash.
Their car collided with a semi trailer near Dubbo on Thursday night. #9News @MassiliaAili pic.twitter.com/KdfLiWNEoX
— 9News Sydney (@9NewsSyd) February 17, 2024
The family was driving in their SUV from the Gold Coast on a 1700-mile-long journey for the concert. Their vehicle collided with a semi-trailer about 30 kilometers northeast of Dubbo in the region of New South Wales. The car crash was really bad and while the 16-year-old could not make it, her mother survived and the little sister is in critical condition.
The 10-year-old was immediately flown to Sydney for treatment as she broke her leg and damaged her pelvis. The driver of the semi-trailer is stable now and the mother is still hospitalized with minor injuries. As soon as the news broke out fans were seen having reactions on the matter. One of them wrote on X, “And it not Taylor fault” and tried to defend her.
Another fan wrote, “That’s an odd way to bring her up”. Another fan defended Swift and wrote, “So why is this being promoted as being TS’s fault?”. One of the fans wrote a question, “Someone died. The End. Has nothing to do with Taylor Swift. It was that person’s TIME!!!” implying that the pop star was not at fault.
Previously a similar incident has happened involving Taylor Swift fan
Taylor Swift performed at Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on November 17, 2023. During the concert 23-year-old fan Ana Clara Benevides Machado died due to Heat Exhaustion. The 34-year-old pop star postponed her show and wrote a heartfelt message for the fan on her Instagram.
Another tragic incident happened recently when there was a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade. Amidst the chaos a woman named Lisa Lopez Galvan succumbed to gunshot wounds to her abdomen and others were critically injured. The NFL addressed the Tragic event and Taylor Swift donated $100k to the family of the deceased woman on a GoFundMe page.
Taylor Swift’s performance sets a record in Australia
Swift returned to Melbourne after 15 years and performed in front of a whopping 96,000 fans, setting a record for her biggest concert. She is currently performing in the Australian leg of her Eras tour.
🚨| Taylor Swift shocked to see so many people waiting for her as she leaves the stadium after tonight’s show of ‘The Eras Tour’ in Melbourne, Australia! #MelbourneTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/DEiseaWTrg
— The Eras Tour (@tswifterastour) February 16, 2024
There are seven concerts planned between the span of February 16- 26 and with the first one setting records everyone is excited. Fans across the country are trying their best to get to the concerts of the billionaire singer.