Community rallies to support family ahead of joint funeral

A COMMUNITY fundraiser to help a tragic mother and child killed in a horrific road crash reached its goal of €20,000 - in less than a day.

- BY STEPHEN MAGUIRE

Natalie McLaughlin and her daughter Ella, six, died following a collision between a car and a van at Glentogher, Carndonagh, Co Donegal, last Wednesday.

Natalie's partner Tyrone and the couple's two-year-old child Rhea-Rose also suffered serious injuries in the incident.

A community fundraiser to support Natalie's family and to support Tyrone and Rhea Rose was set up on Saturday.

The GoFundMe, entitled Honouring Natalie & Ella - A Community's Love, set a target of €20,000 but it has already beaten that figure through hundreds of donations to pass €35,000.