MOURNERS gathered yesterday for the funeral of a "bright, popular and loving" young woman who died in a road crash in Co Armagh.
Danica Nugent (23) was killed in a one-vehicle collision on the Newry Road near Crossmaglen on Sunday morning.
A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of several motoring offences following the crash. He was released on police bail on Monday pending further enquiries.
Funeral Mass was held at 11am at St Mary's Church in Granemore, near Keady in south Armagh, with burial afterwards in the adjoining cemetery.
Ms Nugent had recently graduated from Queen's University Belfast having studied Land Use and Environmental Management.
The 23-year-old from Tassagh was due to begin studying for her Masters.
She is survived by her parents Damian and Siobhan, brothers Matthew and Ethan, and boyfriend Sean.
Grieving family members visited the scene of the crash on Sunday afternoon.
Her uncle, Sinn Féin MLA Cathal Boylan, described her as a "bright, popular, loving girl".
"Her friends and family are absolutely devastated. A bright light in all our lives has gone out," he said.
Police appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
The tragedy comes about a fortnight after Peter Hughes, Gavin Sloan and Conall Havern, also from the south Armagh and south Down areas, died in a two-car collision on the A1.
The three Queen's University students were travelling back from visiting their new student house in Belfast.
