A pregnant woman and her unborn baby have died in a car crash in Northern Ireland that saw eight people raced to hospital.
Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco was killed in the accident between a blue Ford Fiesta and a silver Skoda Superb in Crumlin, Co Antrim, while travelling in a passenger seat.
Ms Singco, a Filipino healthcare worker, died in hospital as a result of her injuries shortly after the crash, with her unborn baby also passing away.
Her husband, Ralph Singco, is still in hospital fighting for his life.
Emergency services, including the PSNI, the NI Fire Service (NIFRS) and the air ambulance, were dispatched to the scene.
Hours before the crash, Ms Singco had shared a one-year-old post on Facebook from her last wedding anniversary.
It was a video of her and her husband dancing in the snow at 3,454m during a trip to Jungfraujoch railway station in Switzerland, known as the ‘Top of Europe’.
The original post celebrating five years of marriage on January 10, 2025, contained the caption ‘cheers to 5 years of love as husband and wife’.
Tributes began to pour in for the soon-to-be mother over the weekend.
Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco was killed in the accident between a blue Ford Fiesta and a silver Skoda Superb in Crumlin, Co Antrim while travelling in a passenger seat
One person wrote: ‘It breaks my heart to learn that my college classmate’s wife was among the casualties of the car accident. May you rest in peace Kith.’
Another said: ‘Rest in eternal peace to my batchmate and classmate and to their little baby… gone too soon! I pray for both families’ strength and healing.’
In a statement, PSNI Detective Inspector Stewart of the Collision Investigation Unit said: ‘We can also confirm that, sadly, Cathrene was pregnant and her baby also died as a result of the collision. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time.
‘We are investigating what happened and require the public’s assistance with our enquiries.
‘Anyone who witnessed the collision, or who may have any dash-cam footage of the road at the time which could assist with our investigation, please contact us in the Collision Investigation Unit on 101, quoting reference number 735 11/01/26.’
A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said: ‘NIAS received a 999 call at 14:05 on Sunday, 11th January, following reports of a road traffic collision in the Moria Road area, Crumlin.
‘NIAS dispatched six emergency ambulances, three ambulance officers, two HART Teams and the Charity Air Ambulance with HEMS on board were also tasked to the scene.
‘Following assessment and initial treatment at the scene, four patients were taken to Antrim Area Hospital by Ambulance while another four patients were taken to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, three by ambulance and one by Air Ambulance.’