Irish teen, 18, killed in horrific Iceland crash alongside 2 young locals pictured as mum says ‘last days were happiest’

THE mother of an 18-year-old Irishwoman who died in a horror road crash in Iceland has revealed how her daughter’s final days were the “happiest of her life.”

Hannah Jane Large, from Greystones in Wicklow, died along with two others in the car crash in Krýsuvíkurvegur, around 29km south of capital Reykjavík, in the early hours of Monday.

The BMW car they were in careered off a road and crashed onto a lava cliff.

Hannah is understood to have only completed her Leaving Cert over the summer and was visiting the country. She attended St David’s Holy Faith Secondary School.

Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir led the tributes.

The National Broadcaster of Iceland, RUV, said that police and the Transport Safety Investigation Board are investigating the incident.

The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, posted on social media that her thoughts were with the young people who died in the crash.

She said: “No words can capture such a loss. When grief strikes in this way, we are reminded of how precious and fragile life is.

“Let us be careful and look out for one another.”

In reply to the social media post, Hannah’s mum Sam Large revealed how she had been on the phone with her just hours beforehand: “Thank You for the statement my daughter Hannah from Ireland was one of the victims of this tragedy.

“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.”

The crash is the deadliest car accident in Iceland since 2018.

The two other passengers whose lives were claimed were named as Benjamín Guðmundsson, 21, and 16-year-old Arndís Halla.

The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is now providing consular assistance to Hannah’s family.

A police spokesman said: “Three people died, male (DOB 2005) and two females (DOB 2009 and 2007),” the spokesperson said.

“The woman born in 2007 was from Ireland. This happened on Krýsuvíkurvegur (a road that has an asphalt surface), a few kilometres south of a neighbourhood in Hafnarfjörður called Vellir.”

“No other car was involved in this accident.”