The boyfriend of Grace McSweeney, who died in a tragic car accident in Clonmel, paid tribute to the “love of my life”, reports The Mirror.
Grace, 18, her brother Luke McSweeney, 24, and two friends, Nicole Murphy, 18, and Zoe Coffey, 18, were killed when their car overturned on a bend in the road.
Four people were pronounced dead at the scene and no other vehicles were involved in the tragedy, which happened at 7.30pm on Friday in Co Tipperary.
The three friends had received their Leaving Cert results a few hours earlier, and Luke had volunteered to take them to the celebration party.
Aaron Costin has been in a relationship with Grace for last two years. He told The Sunday Times: “Probably the first day I met Grace was one of the happiest days of my life. We just clicked. She was the love of my life,” reports The Mirror.
He said: “I looked at locations [on the Snapchat app] and I saw where her location was. Then, I got a phone call from one of my friends saying there was a crash up in Hillview. I was like, that’s her road. I ran from one side of the town over as quick as I could but I couldn’t get up because the guards had it all blocked off. There was something in me that didn’t want to believe it was their car but I could see the car and then I knew what it was. It was hard,” reports The Mirror.
Principal Michael O’Loughlin said: “Today, our school and our town are covered in a cloud of sadness and devastation. We mourn the loss of our Leaving Certificate students Zoey Coffey and Grace McSweeney who lost their lives in yesterday’s tragic accident. We also remember Grace’s brother, Luke McSweeney, and Nicole Murphy, a student from our neighbouring school Loreto,” reports The Mirror.
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