Baby orphaned by car crash
Australia's Daily Telegraph said Justin Schollbach and Leah James were killed last Tuesday after one of their twice-daily visits to daughter Lucy at Sydney's Royal Hospital for Women.
Lucy Schollbach was born 12 weeks premature on September 1, weighing just 2.9lbs. She was the couple's first child.
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Hide AdThe newspaper reported yesterday that 33-year-old James had five other children, aged six to 15.
The baby is expected to stay in hospital until November. She is under the care of a government department until it is decided who will raise her.
The couple's funerals will be held next week.