County Cavan crash: Tragedy as girl, 9, dies days after mother killed in horror incident

The girl's mum sadly died in the crash on Friday. 09:44, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Updated: 09:56, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 The crash in County Cavan in Ireland happened on Friday (file picture) (Image: Getty)A young girl has tragically died after suffering critical injuries in a car crash in which her mother lost her life. Nine-year-old Irena (Ira) Mereacre died in hospital on Tuesday after being seriously injured in the collision in County Cavan, Ireland.Her mother, Nell Raven, 53, who was English-born but had recently become an Irish citizen, was killed in the crash on Friday.The pair were travelling in a car that collided with a flatbed van on the R162 at Corclare, near the village of Shercock, at around 4.30pm on Friday. Ms Raven, a writer and journalist, was pronounced dead at the scene, while her