NI mum fighting for her life following crash a day before her father died: 'It's heart-breaking'

A GoFundMe page has been created by Mosside Presbyterian Church to raise funds for the family.

The church also held a prayer vigil for Shelley Feeney, who remains in hospital after the single-vehicle collision in Ballymoney on Monday.

Emergency services attended the scene in the Knockmore Road area shortly after 10.30am and rushed the casualty, who is aged in her 30s, to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.

A PSNI spokesperson said a child also sustained minor injuries in the crash.

Mosside Presbyterian Church opened its doors on Tuesday evening, inviting residents to pray for Ms Feeney and her family after inviting “as many people as we can fit into the church hall” to attend.

Rev Andre Alves-Areias said the young woman’s father James died a day after the crash and thanked the local community for their response to the double tragedy.

“The community is obviously shocked and saddened at what has happened to Shelley, and the news that her father passed away the day after is just heart-breaking,” he said.

According to a death notice, Mr Feeney died suddenly at the Royal Victoria Hospital on Tuesday.

He has been remembered as the “dearly loved husband of the late June” as well as the “much loved father of Bobby and Shelley” and “devoted granda of Jake, Sophie, Rowan and Rory, beloved son of Elsie and the late James and dear brother of Brian”.