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\n\tA teenage girl traveling to Taylor Swift<\/a>\u2018s Eras Tour concert in Melbourne, Australia, was killed in a car accident.<\/p>\n \n\tOn Thursday (Feb. 15), fan Mieka Pokarier, 16, was traveling with her mother and 10-year-old sister from the Gold Coast to the pop superstar\u2019s show in Melbourne Cricket Ground when their sports utility vehicle crashed into a semi truck, TMZ reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tMieka died at the scene, while her younger sister was flown to a Sydney\u2019s Westmead Hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma, according to the New York Post<\/a><\/em>. Their mother, who was driving, was treated by paramedics and taken to another hospital with minor injuries. The driver of the semi truck was also taken to a hospital and was in stable condition.<\/p>\n \n\tPolice are still investigating the cause of the crash. No one had been arrested, charged or ticketed for the accident at press time, TMZ reports.<\/p>\n \n\tThe sisters\u2019 godmother, Karleigh Fox, said the girls were very excited to see Swift in concert and had bought tickets to the singer\u2019s concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, according to the Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cLast night one of my dearest friends was driving from the Gold Coast to Melbourne with two of her children (my god children) when they were involved in a front on collision with a semi trailer,\u201d Fox wrote on a GoFundMe<\/a> page.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cWe are heartbroken to have lost one of her children (aged 16) whilst the 10-year-old has been lifted to Westmead Hospital in critical condition, fighting for her life with brain injuries, a damaged pelvis, and a broken leg.\u201d She added, \u201cThis was supposed to be a road trip of a lifetime with them going to concerts in both Melbourne and Sydney.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tSwift\u2019s three-night stand at Melbourne Cricket Ground launched on Friday (Feb. 16) and wraps Sunday (Feb. 18). From there, she\u2019s scheduled for back-to-back concerts at Sydney\u2019s Accor Stadium (Feb. 23-25). Other international stops include Singapore, France, Sweden, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Europe and Canada.<\/p>\n \n\tIn November 2023, another Swift, 23-year-old Ana Clara Benevides Machado, died from heat exhaustion<\/a> at the superstar\u2019s Eras Tour show at Estadio Nilton Santon in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Following her death, Swift shared an emotional message on social media and postponed her concert the following evening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n