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Teen killed in Iceland car crash was 'full of joy' in final phone call to mum
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Teen killed in Iceland car crash was 'full of joy' in final phone call to mum Hannah Jane Large, 18, from Wicklow in Ireland, died in a collision in Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, which also saw a 21-year-old man and 16-year-old girl killed An Irish teenager who was among three people killed after a BMW veered off a road in Iceland was "full of joy" on the night she died, her devastated mum has said. Hannah Jane Large, 18, from Greystones in Wicklow, tragically died in the collision south of...
Teen killed in Iceland car crash was 'full of joy' in final phone call to mum
Hannah Jane Large, 18, from Wicklow in Ireland, died in a collision in Iceland's capital, Reykjavík, which also saw a 21-year-old man and 16-year-old girl killed
An Irish teenager who was among three people killed after a BMW veered off a road in Iceland was "full of joy" on the night she died, her devastated mum has said.
Hannah Jane Large, 18, from Greystones in Wicklow, tragically died in the collision south of the country's capital, Reykjavík, in the early hours of Monday morning.
Two others, a 21-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl, both understood to be Icelandic, also sadly died. They have been named as Arndís Halla Guðlaugsdóttir and Benjamín Guðmundsson.
Paying tribute to the group in a post on social media, Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir said: "My thoughts are with the families and friends of the young individuals who died in the tragic accident last night. No words can convey such a loss.
"When grief knocks in this way, we are reminded of how precious and fragile life is. Let's be careful and look out for each other."
Hannah's mum, Sam, responded to the tribute and said: "She fell in love with your country, she loved the people, and her last few days were the happiest of her life, that is the only consolation we have and hold onto.
"We spoke to her that night and she was full of Joy. Tragic she leaves her brother and us behind."
Hannah's friends have since flooded social media with tributes, reports the Irish Mirror. One Icelandic pal wrote: "Everything still feels so unreal to me and I wish I could spend a lot more time with you than we did.
"You are one of the most important people in my life and nothing will change that, I will carry you with me for the rest of my life in everything I do and everywhere I go.
"I miss you more than words can say. I miss your laughter, our conversations, all the little things just having you with me."
Her heartbroken pal added: "I wish we had more time, more days and more memories together, but I am so infinitely grateful for all the time I had with you and for being able to call you my best friend."
A spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said: "The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is aware of this case and is providing consular assistance. As with all consular cases, the Department does not comment on the details of individual cases."