A young woman who died in a car accident with her two friends lost her sister eight years ago in a fatal collision caused by a drug driver.
The body of Eve Smith, 21, was found inside a white Volkswagen Tiguan which was nestled in trees just meters from the A48 motorway in Cardiff in the early hours of this morning.
She died alongside Darcy Ross, 21, and Ravel Jane, 24. Bank employee Sophie Rawson, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were alive but seriously injured – and may have been undetected next to their dead friends for 48 hours.
Hawa’s family dealt with a similar tragedy in 2015, when her sister Zana died in a car driven by Sakhwat Ali, 23, who had picked her up home from a party while high on cocaine, cannabis and twice the alcohol limit. The car flipped over at 60 mph.
After the tragedy, her family demanded tougher penalties for the murderous drivers and appeared in a Sky documentary about their life with a crew that followed them for three years.
Eve Smith with her mother Emma, stepfather Tony and her brother on the Sky TV program This is Our Family, which followed their lives after the death of her sister Xana in a car accident in 2015
Eve’s sister Zana Doyle was killed by a drunk and drugged driver in 2015
After Xana’s death in 2015, Eve paid tribute to her, saying that she had “tragically lost my beautiful older sister.”
“I never thought I’d have to say it or even think about it, but that’s all I do,” Eve, 13 at the time, wrote on Facebook. No one will understand the pain I feel when I hear her name or see her picture.
It is very difficult to understand or accept her passing away and I will never be able to see her again. A million times I needed it and a million times I cried.
“If only my love could save her, she wouldn’t have died.”
Their father is Tony Borg, a former boxer who trained Welsh Olympic medal winning boxers and world champion Lee Selby.
After driver Sakhat Ali was imprisoned for eight years, Zana Emma’s mother revealed her grief in a personal statement read out in court.
“Watching her brother, Zane, and sisters, Lauren and Eve, trying to carry on with life in so much pain is heartbreaking,” she said. “
Not only did they lose their beloved sister that day, but they also lost their mother, because I am not and can never be the same person again.
Eve and Xana in a family photo taken when they were younger
Truthfully, if I didn’t have my other kids to take care of I wouldn’t be here today because the pain is unbearable.
She is not here and will never be back. This nightmare is real and will never end.
Emma added, ‘I can’t accept that this is real, I’m constantly in a daze, trying to carry on with the mundane tasks of life trying to provide my kids with some normalcy.
I will not see Zana marrying, having children, and succeeding in her chosen field of work.
There will always be an empty place at our table, a hole in our hearts that can’t be filled, and there won’t be a day that we won’t mourn.
“Every family celebration will be bittersweet, knowing she isn’t there to share the joy and be the life and soul of the party that she was.”
An Eve in Sky documentary that charted how families deal with trauma after Xana’s death
Eve died in the accident alongside Darcy Ross, 21, (left) and Ravel Jean, 24 (right)
Sophie Rawson, 20, and Shane Loughlin, 32, were alive but seriously injured – and may not have been discovered next to their dead friends for 48 hours
Today, Eve’s family confirmed her death in the accident on Friday, as is the case with her friends on many social networking sites.
One on Facebook said: ‘I was devastated and devastated when I woke up to the news of the death of Eve Smith and two others.
Such a strong, kind woman, she doesn’t seem real, such a young age. So, very sad. I took way too early. eve rip.
Another said: One of the most wonderful girls with a heart of gold. Rest in peace girl and I am so upset that you were taken from us so soon.
“This should never have happened, but one thing is for sure, it will never be forgotten.”
Darcy Ross and Ravel shared a Snapchat post together Friday night — just hours before the accident took place in the wee hours of Saturday.
A private ambulance is at the scene of an accident on the A48 motorway to transport the dead
Friend Alicia Scacchia wrote, “Rip Ruff, Darcy and Eve. I hope Shane and Sophie make a speedy and full recovery with the support of the hospital.
“I just don’t have the words right now,” said Rhea Smith. Darcy Ross I will miss you little gypsy girl. You have been a real ray of sunshine especially on my bad days.
“Eve Smith, you really were a pretty young girl, your heart is made of gold just like your sister’s, give her a big hug of mine and hold each other tight until it’s our turn to all meet.”
Sophie Rawson’s mother, Anna Certovic, revealed her daughter was “conscious for some time” in the car after she exited the A48 motorway in Cardiff and “she called but nobody was close enough to hear her”.
Specialized officers are supporting the families of those involved and investigations are ongoing.
The five crash victims were returning from a night out in Cardiff when their white VW Tiguan left the road at speed and flew into trees and vegetation. Three died and two were seriously injured in hospital. The police did not release the names of the dead
A group of people honored flowers left near the scene in St Mellons in Cardiff today
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