A young mum who was planning her baby's first Christmas tragically died suddenly in her sleep.
09.11.2023 - 13:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A mum-of-four is the second person to die after a horror pile-up at the weekend. Ciara McElvanna died at Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast yesterday.
The 44-year-old had been critically injured in the four-vehicle collision on Gosford Road in Markethill, Co. Armagh, at around 1.20am on Saturday, November 4.
Patrick Grimley, 40, died at the scene. He had been returning from Dundalk racecourse, where he had been celebrating his birthday, Belfast Live reports.
A funeral notice for Ciara, from Armagh, described her as a devoted mother to Niamh, Claire, Dara, and Aoife. She was the beloved wife of Kevin and also leaves behind her parents, Roisin and John.
Friends have paid tribute to Ciara online, with one saying: "Thinking of my childhood friends the Haddocks and the McElvanna families on the loss of their beautiful Ciara. Life is so cruel, rest in eternal peace Ciara."
Funeral arrangements for the mum-of-four have yet to be released. Patrick was laid to rest at a funeral on Wednesday.
Nine ambulance crews were scrambled to the scene of the early-hours crash, as well as an advanced paramedic and a doctor. Eight people, including Ciara, were rushed to hospital following the collision.
Specialist cops are continuing to investigate the smash and have urged anyone with information to come forward.
A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said: "The collision, involving four vehicles, occurred on the Gosford Road at approximately 1.20am on Saturday morning.
"Officers from the Collision Investigation Unit are working to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision and would ask anyone who was in the area at the time, and witnessed what happened, or who may have captured mobile phone or dash cam footage, to
A young mum who was planning her baby's first Christmas tragically died suddenly in her sleep.
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