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A 16-year-old Australian girl who was on her way to see her idol never made it. Instead, Mieka Pokarier died Thursday as she and her mother and younger sister were on the final leg of an odyssey to see Taylor Swift perform in Melbourne and Sydney as part of her Eras Tour, according to CNN. The SUV in which they were riding collided with a semi-trailer, killing Mieka and putting her 10-year-old sister Freya into a hospital in critical condition. Her mother, Kim Litchfield, emerged from the wreck with cuts and bruises. According to Australia’s Daily Telegraph, Mieka had her Taylor Swift playlist…