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Andrew Symonds' sister has opened up about her family's devastation following her brother's tragic death - and revealed even they don't know what he was doing on the road late at night.
The 46-year-old cricket legend was killed when his car left Hervey Range Road, 50km west of Townsville, and rolled up an embankment at about 10.30pm on Saturday.
His sister Louise Symonds left a touching letter at the crash site and said she wishes she could spend 'just one more day' with her brother.
On Monday morning, the school teacher struggled to hold back the tears as she spoke with Daily Mail Australia.
'It's just awful,’ she said.
Andrew Symonds' sister Louise left a touching tribute at the scene of the crash. Andrew Symonds is pictured far right in blue, and Louise is centre in green
Andrew Symonds' sister penned a heartbreaking letter wishing she could spend just 'one more day' with her brother before leaving the note at the site of his crash
The retired allrounder, 46, was killed about 10.30pm on Saturday in Hervey Range, 50km west of Townsville, when his car left the road and rolled
When asked whether she knew what her brother was doing on the road late at night, she turned away.
‘We just don’t know,’ she said.
Her letter at the crash site was placed among flowers, a cricket ball, and a can of Great Northern beer.
'Gone far too soon! Rest in peace Andrew,' the letter read.
'I wish we had one more day, one more phone call. My heart is broken. I will always love you my brother.'
His wife Laura and two young children arrived at Symonds' home on Monday morning - close friends who drove the family to the property said they were all in shock.
The iconic Aussie cricketer is survived by his wife Laura and his two children Billy and Chloe
His sister Louise wrote a powerful letter before adding it to the flowers and beer can that had been left at the crash site by heartbroken locals
'[Laura and the kids] are doing as you could imagine,' one woman said.
'It's just awful - he was just a great guy and the family are grieving.'
Channel 9 reporter Mia Glover told FIVEaa radio revealed there's a rumour that he crashed after swerving to miss an animal.
'One rumour that's going around by locals is he may have swerved to miss an animal but everything's under investigation at the moment,' she said.
Local man Daryl Rooker, who stopped by the scene to leave a cricket ball with a written tribute, told Daily Mail Australia that he had encountered wild boars on the roads in the area.
'I've definitely swerved to avoid pigs on the road, but in this case we just don't know,' he said.
Daryl Rooker who grew up around Townsville turned up at the scene of the crash to pay his respects - a cricket ball with a written tribute
Pictured: skid marks on the road where Symonds car veered and rolled on Saturday night
The scene of the crash was still a tragic tangle of shrubs, dirt and debris on Monday.
A shattered window could be seen where Symonds' 4WD hit the embankment - the contents of his car strewn in the weeds.
A single fishing lure was half buried in the grass - tangled in weeds, cable ties and broken glass.
Mr Rooker described Symonds as a 'great man' who will be missed by all.
He lives near the site and was watching football when the tragedy unfolded but he didn't hear the smash.
'To live just a kilometer away and turn on the news in the morning and hear that,' he said.
Track marks and torn up grass at the site where Symonds' car veered of the road
A fishing lure is among the wreckage left behind following the car crash west of Townsville
'As I grew up - he's a bit younger, but to watch him perform - I just thought he was the best player Australia ever had.
'Just to see him progress and play for Australia - he's a great Australian and it's great to see him succeed.
'It's sad to see another great another great cricketer go - god's cricket team is pretty full up now.'
A local who found Symonds in his car said his two blue heelers refused to leave his side.
'One of them was very sensitive and didn't want to leave him,' she said. 'It would just growl at you every time we tried to move him or go near him.'
'My partner tried to get
