The life of the Taiwanese woman who died after being hit by a bus on Tuesday night was commemorated by her family and Buddhist monks at the scene of the crash in Queenstown early yesterday morning.
Hsiu-Yuch Lee (48), of Taiwan, was holidaying with her husband and adult son and daughter, as part of an undisclosed tour group, when she was struck by the Connectabus public bus, travelling on its regular route, about 9.30pm.
The collision broke the front cab window.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brian Cameron said the woman was of the Buddhist faith and a short ceremony was conducted with the family and monks, after consultation with the family and the Taiwanese embassy.
A Queenstown translator and representatives from Queenstown police and victim support attended.
The service moved to the Lakes District Funeral Home, in Frankton, then the body was cremated in Alexandra.
The family will take the ashes back with them to Taiwan today.
Despite appeals for information and wide media coverage of the incident, no witnesses had contacted Queenstown police, as of yesterday afternoon.
Police were keen to talk to a male passenger who had been on the bus, having been picked up from Fernhill Rd, near the Aspen Hotel, about 9.20pm.
The man was believed to be a regular user of the service and normally alighted at the bus stop near Marina Dr, in Frankton.
Police were also seeking the driver of a light-coloured four-door car, similar to a Toyota Corolla, which was going up Fernhill Rd in front of a Queenstown Taxi van about the time the bus was travelling down Fernhill Rd, near the Heritage Hotel.
Police believed the car may have turned into Sainsbury Rd.
Anyone with information regarding the crash was asked by police to telephone Constable Aaron Redaelli, of Queenstown, directly on (03) 441-1600.
