Tragic mother-of-four killed in two-car collision was “the most precious thing” and “so beautiful”

She has been named locally as Andrea Marie Hackett - a mother-of-four - from Coalisland.

Rev Andrew Rawding - who is Rector of Brackaville, Donaghendry & Ballyclog in Coalisland - who will be conducting her funeral service on July 17 at 2pm followed by burial in the adjoining Churchyard - said that after spending time with Andrea Hackett’s husband Colin he was able to teval what the devastated husband said about his late wife.

“He told me that Andrea loved her children so much,” he said.

“She would put her children before anything and done anything for them. We have lost everything,” he told Rev Rawding.

The cleric added that Colin also reminisced on the first time he and Andrea met.

He told Rev Rawding they first met when he was 14-years.

He added: “I’ve never loved anyone so much in my life.”

The grieving husband said he and Andrea “would always be telling each other that we loved each other” and that “every text message would not end with just one kiss but three kisses”.

He also told the cleric that Andrea “was such a happy person, such a kind-hearted and unselfish person”.

He told Rev Rawding that the evening Andrea left “she was as happy as she was ever going to be” as “she’d spent time getting her one year old granddaughter Alina Grace ready for bed”.

“Andrea was buzzing. But said that she was going to be late for picking up our daughter Louise. She left the house really happy.”

Rev Rawding added “This is a most heart-breaking and tragic situation, but above all it is a love story.

“The love shared between two teenage sweethearts who fell in love at first sight and loved each other through life’s many challenge.

“The love of a mother for her own children Nathan, Jordan, Louise and Kyle; that unconditional all-giving love of a mother that puts her children above all else.

“The love of a grandmother for her cherished grand-daughter Alina Grace whose first birthday brought Andrea such happiness and joy.

“And in the context of the Christian faith it is about a love story where love stronger than death holds Andrea in the arms of eternal love, and the divine love that suffered with humanity on the cross which will love this family in and through the darkness of their terrible grief and pain.”

Mrs Hackett will be deeply missed by her children Nathan, Jordan, Louise and Kyle.

On Wednesday the PSNI revealed that a woman in her 40s had died after a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Ballynakilly Road in Coalisland, Co Tyrone on (Tuesday 14th July).

The collision was reported shortly before 9.10pm.

Police attended the scene along with other emergency services.

The female had been the driver of a Renault Modus and she was treated at the scene - but sadly passed away.

The driver of a Volkswagen Golf was uninjured.

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