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Lauren Harte

Tributes paid to Irish mum with 'heart of gold' after horror crash

Tributes have poured in for a mum with a "heart of gold" who died in a horror crash on Thursday.

Mother-of-two Aurelia Kelly was the driver of a car that was involved in a collision with a lorry in Ballymoney, Co Antrim.

A man who was in the passenger seat was taken to hospital after the smash.

Mrs Kelly, 54, was married to Church of Ireland minister Revd Trevor Kelly, Belfast Live reports.

Church of Ireland Bishop George Davison paid a heartfelt tribute to the Kelly family.

He said: “Aurelia was much loved by her family and by the parish families in Connor diocese where she lived and served.

“She was a lady who made a wonderful contribution to the lives of those around her.

“On behalf of all of us, I express our love and sympathy to Trevor, their children Andrew and Rebecca and to Aurelia’s parents.”

In a social media post, the grouped parishes of Craigs, Dunaghy and Killagan said: “As a parish, we are very saddened to learn of the tragic passing of Aurelia Kelly.

“Aurelia was a well-loved lady throughout our grouped parishes, she had a huge heart and spent many hours supporting various charities in many creative ways.

“We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Trevor, Andrew and Laura and Rebecca and assure them of our prayers and support.”

St. Colmanells and Portglenone Church of Ireland said it had lost a very dear friend and supporter.

“It was such shocking news to learn that Aurelia Kelly lost her life in a road traffic collision yesterday afternoon,” they added.

“Aurelia was so well-known and loved throughout our congregation and her untimely passing will be hard on many. Our prayers are focused of course on her husband Trevor and on Aurelia's children Andrew and Rebecca, and the rest of her close family and friends at this difficult time.”

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