{"id":538121,"date":"2026-07-07T21:29:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:29:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/538121\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T21:29:11","slug":"mum-killed-in-spain-crash-tragedy-to-be-laid-to-rest-this-week-as-husband-fights-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/538121\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum killed in Spain crash tragedy to be laid to rest this week as husband fights for life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amy McCullagh died alongside Michaela Newcombe and her brother-in-law, Mark McCullagh, when their car plunged 100 feet into a ravine off the A7 motorway in Malaga in the early hours of June 28.<\/p>\n

18:01, 07 Jul 2026Updated 20:47, 07 Jul 2026<\/p>\n

\"Amy<\/p>\n

Amy McCullagh(Image: rip.ie)<\/p>\n

A woman killed in a horror two-car smash<\/a> in Spain will be laid to rest on Friday.<\/p>\n

Amy McCullagh died alongside Michaela Newcombe and her brother-in-law, Mark McCullagh, when their car plunged 100 feet into a ravine off the A7 motorway in Malaga <\/a>in the early hours of June 28.<\/p>\n

Mark\u2019s brother, Ian McCullagh, 35, who was married to Amy, was seriously injured but survived the horror crash. He remains critically ill in hospital in Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amy will be laid to rest following a funeral mass<\/a> in the Church of the Nativity in Ballynacargy on Friday. She will then be buried in Sonna Cemetery following the service.<\/p>\n

The family asked if any donations could be made to the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.<\/p>\n

\"L-R<\/p>\n

L-R Ian McCullagh, Amy McCullagh, Michaela Newcombe and Mark McCullagh<\/p>\n

Her death notice read: “It is with great sadness we share the news of the death of our beloved daughter Amy, following a tragic road accident in Spain, alongside her brother-in-law Mark and his girlfriend Michaela.<\/p>\n

“Amy will be forever missed and remembered by her husband Ian, daughters Ruby and Kaylee, and son Curtis.”<\/p>\n

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