May she rest in peace.
A young Irish nurse has been killed in Australia after a tree fell onto a taxi she was travelling in.
26-year-old Mary Ellen Molloy from Ardara in Donegal had been in the taxi with friends when the accident occurred.
Another Irish woman suffered injuries but they’re not thought to be life threatening.
The accident occurred on Kings Way, a busy road in Melbourne, at around 9pm on Friday night local time.
A full investigation is being carried out by Australian police into the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
On Saturday, CLG Ard an Ratha, the GAA club in Ardara paid tribute to Mary Ellen on social media.
“We awaken today as a Parish, numbed by the news from Australia of the death of Mary Ellen Molloy in Melbourne yesterday evening,” the club said.
“Mary Ellen was a beautiful girl with a permanent smile who lit up every room she walked into. Her love for her family was always so evident whenever they were together, and we can only imagine the grief that Terence, Angela, John Ross, Karl Joseph and the Molloy and Gillespie families are feeling at this time.
“As a community we have lost yet another shining light and as ever, we will do whatever we can to assist them at this terrible time. God Bless everyone who knew and loved the beautiful girl from Edergole.”
Main image via Ardara GAA
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