A student nurse killed in a weekend accident has been described as a wonderful, kind and warm-hearted person.<\/p>\n
Claudia Jaczyk died after her car was in collision with a double-decker bus near Templepatrick on Saturday morning. <\/p>\n
The 23-year-old, who was from Newtownabbey, died after the crash on the Ballyrobin Road.<\/p>\n
A former pupil at Ballyclare Secondary School, Ms Jaczyk had recently started training to become a nurse.<\/p>\n
A fundraiser has been started to help cover the cost of her family flying over from her native Poland to attend her funeral.<\/p>\n
In a GoFundMe appeal, a relative said: \u201cShe had her whole life ahead of her \u2013 full of plans, dreams and hopes for the future. She had recently started nursing studies, as it was her dream to help others.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe was a wonderful, kind and warm-hearted person who always thought of others.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe kindly ask for privacy and respect,\u201d they added. \u201cThe funds raised will help the family cover expenses and other unforeseen costs during this extremely challenging and heartbreaking period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ms Jaczyk was a former pupil of Glengormley Integrated Primary School.<\/p>\n
It said staff and students were \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d by the news.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe remember her as a kind, thoughtful and hard-working pupil,\u201d the school added.<\/p>\n
SDLP councillor Roisin Lynch described the death of the young woman as another heart-breaking tragedy on our roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is heartbreaking tragedy, and my thoughts are with the family and friends of this young woman. Losing a loved one is never easy, but the loss of another young life on the North\u2019s roads is devastating,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy thoughts are also with the driver of the bus involved in the accident and I hope he makes a full recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that the local community in the Newtownabbey area will be shocked and saddened by this news and will do what they can to support the young woman\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police have appealed to anyone who witnesses the collision to contact them, and I would ask people to help in any way they can.\u201d<\/p>\n
The PSNI said enquiries into the accident are ongoing.<\/p>\n
The accident involved an airport shuttle double-decker and a black Citroen C1 and happened at approximately 8am on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Police, firefighters and ambulance crews were called to the scene, with Ms Jaczyk, who was the driver of the Citro\u00ebn, pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
A PSNI spokesperson said: \u201cThe driver of the bus, a man in his 60s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Read more\u2018Summer of chaos\u2019 predicted at Irish airports with cancellations \u2018inevitable\u2019 as staffing crisis looms<\/p>\n