An 18-year-old girl sent a heartbreaking final text moments before a horror crash which she was killed, along with her older brother and two friends.
Siblings, Luke and Grace McSweeney and her two friends, Nicole Murphy and Zoey Coffey all tragically lost their lives on Friday evening (August 25).
The three 18-year-old girls and 24-year-old Luke were all sadly pronounced dead at the scene after the car struck a wall in County Tipperary, Ireland.
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Aaron Costin, who had been in a relationship with Grace for two years, received a message on Snapchat before she got into the car.
The 18-year-old recalled checking her location on the app moments before he received a text from a friend stating there had been a crash in that area.
He was on a night out at the time, and immediately ran to the scene – but by the time he arrived, the road had been blocked off.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, he said: "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."
He and Grace had last seen each other the day before the crash, they had gone to Carey’s Castle as she had been worried about her exam results.
Aaron recalled the moment the pair met at a party held by their friend Zoey, he described it as the happiest day of his life.
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He said: "She was bubbly, she was friendly. She was there for anyone, whenever you wanted.
“Her family made the home very welcoming. She was one of the greatest women I’ve ever met in my life."
Grace and Zoey both attended Presentation Secondary School and received their exam results on Friday.
School principal Michael O’Loughlin said: “No words can express our sorrow, our pain and our grief. Zoey and Grace were two beautiful students, loved by everybody who met them and [they] achieved such excellent results on Friday.
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"Both girls were absolutely thrilled with the results and were looking forward to new exciting times ahead. Grace was a gentle and kind person.
“She was thoughtful, considerate, and hard-working. Grace was a gifted gymnast and a dancer and a very good student who had a positive impact on everybody she encountered."
A Garda spokesperson confirmed that an investigation has been launched and that post-mortems will be carried out over the coming days.
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Superintendent Kieran Ruane said: "The scene was very difficult, in very adverse weather conditions and the professionalism shown by all first responders and the care and respect shown to the four deceased was exemplary.
"Our local communities in particular Clonmel, Kilsheelan and Ballypatrick are shocked and deeply saddened by these events.
"I have been in contact with the principals of the local secondary schools that the girls attended and support are being put in place for the friends of all four deceased today and over the next few days."
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