‘She was a ray of sunshine’ – Wexford road crash victim (23) was headed to work at new job when tragedy struck

Kate Wibbe (23) had left her family’s home just outside Our Lady’s Island early on Tuesday morning to get to work in Cork. A graduate of University College Cork, a month ago Kate had taken up a role with PepsiCo in Cork, working as a Regulatory Affairs Analyst there.

The young woman had passed along the N25, past Larkin’s Cross and the iconic Pikemen Statue, when tragedy struck. At around 6.30 a.m., her car was involved in a three-vehicle collision with a van and a truck.

While two other people, including the driver of the van who was aged in his 40s, were taken to hospital, Kate was tragically declared dead at the scene. Local fire crews worked hard to extricate her from the car and her remains were taken to University Hospital Waterford for post mortem examination.

Ordinarily a picturesque and peaceful place, a darkness descended over Our Lady’s Island as the news was…

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