The young adolescent girl who died in a horrific car accident in Tipperary has received a flood of tributes, reports The Mirror.
Thurles native Leah O’Meara, 15, lost her life in a horrifying collision on the R503 at Rearcross, close to Nenagh, on Thursday night.
about emergency services were notified about 6.45 p.m., Ms. O’Meara, a passenger in one of the two vehicles involved in the incident, was pronounced deceased at the spot.
The three other passengers in the vehicle, a lady in her 20s, a girl in her mid-teens, and a man in his 20s, were taken to Limerick University Hospital for evaluation. With injuries that did not pose a threat to life, the driver of the second automobile was also sent to the hospital.
Since then, a number of social media tributes to Leah, a student in her hometown of Thurles, have been posted.
Her sister shared a photo of her on Facebook with the caption, “My beautiful baby girl,” reports The Mirror.
“So sad to say goodbye to this beautiful young soul,” said a friend on social media. taken at a young age and too soon. I adore you, Leah. RIP. Forever 15.
Additionally, Thurles councilman Jim Ryan expressed his sympathy to the family in an interview with the Irish Mirror. The neighbourhood is shocked by it. We hope that the wounded party recovers completely and that our sympathies are with their family, reports The Mirror.
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