<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A family visit has ended in tragedy after a grandmother from Nepal was killed by an out-of-control car when it smashed into a home in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>'s inner-east.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her devastated family are now searching for answers after Himali Gurung died while asleep in her daughter's home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV footage of a car smashing into the family bedroom, where the 53-year-old was sleeping, shows sparks flying.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/tropical-cyclone-mitchell-to-intensify-to-category-3-storm-ahead-of-landfall/d71a616f-c028-442f-8117-63bde494c3fe"><strong><span>Severe Tropical Cyclone Mitchell set to break eight-year record</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Neighbours rushed out to help after hearing a "loud smash" on Alexander Road in Rivervale just before midnight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trapped beneath the wreckage, Gurung was killed at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say a Ford Falcon crossed onto the wrong side of the road, mounted a driveway and smashed through a fence before ploughing straight into the house.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-news-grandmother-himali-gurung-killed-after-car-crashed-through-rivervale-bedroom-as-she-slept/1b9a675d-7384-4682-8904-831dec504256" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged driver, a 36-year-old man, and his 43-year-old passenger both escaped without injury.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>SES crews were called in to stabilise the home as major crash investigators attempted to map out the moments before impact.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This morning, devastated family gathered outside the damaged home, trying to come to terms with their sudden loss.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 53-year-old woman and her husband had only been in Australia for a few months, having flown over from Nepal to visit family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Gurung was remembered as a warm and charming woman, whose smile never faded.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"She was the heart and soul of our family, our greatest source of strength, comfort and laughter," one family member wrote on an online fundraiser.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This tragedy has left our family facing overwhelming emotional, psychological and financial hardship."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A 36-year-old Kewdale man was arrested at the scene and later charged with manslaughter. 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