Seasonal worker

Silas Ufiau died when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a campervan in the Bundaberg region of Queensland on Monday morning.

ABC News reports Redley Raramo, a close relative, said Mr Ufiau wanted to go to Australia to earn money to build a home for his wife and young child.

"We see Silas as one of those fortunate to have this opportunity...it's a big blow to our family and community as a whole," he said.

He's the third seasonal worker from the Solomon Islands to die in recent months on the road.

Determined to provide for his parents in Tongatapu, Sione, known as Vaka, passed his health checks on the way out of his country as one of 6166 Pacific Islanders who arrived in Australia to work on farms and in tourism in 2016-17 as part of the Seasonal ­Worker Program.

But about a month after ­arriving in Queensland, Vaka fell ill on April 17, while working for contractor Brockfield Enterprises in Childers.