Eleisha Skinner died after she was crushed by her car when it rolled backwards and pinned her against the wall outside her university accomodation
A woman died after she was crushed to death by her own car while unpacking her belongings outside her university halls. Beauty queen Eleisha Skinner was a student at Buckinghamshire New University in High Wycombe when tragedy struck.
She was moving her belongings into university halls when her car rolled backwards, pinning her against the wall of the accommodation building. The 21-year-old was called 999 while trapped and paramedics arrived in a matter of minutes.
However, she died from her injuries in hospital on January 8. Now, the Buckinghamshire New University student will be posthumously given a BSc with honours in social work. On Friday, the St Mary of Charity Church was packed for a ‘celebration of her life’ with more than 200 people arriving to pay their respects at the funeral.
Speaking at the funeral, on behalf of the Skinners, Rev Corcoran said she was ‘stunning, confident and always beautifully herself.’ He added: “Eleisha was the kind of person who made the world greater, just by being in it. Her impact was immense. We will carry with us always our beautiful Eleisha, forever loved.”
Meanwhile, Eleisha’s grandfather, George, said: “We had the privilege of knowing you as a child, watching you grow up, supporting you, celebrating who you’ve become, and loving you unconditionally.
“Eleisha cared fiercely, fiercely about the people she loved, family matters, friends matter, and love matters.
“We will always be there for your mum and dad. Family was everything to you, and you mean everything to us. Full of energy and mischief and joy. A presence that made everything brighter.”
A GoFundMe has been launched in Eleisha’s name for the Thames Valley Air Ambulance team, after the helicopter emergency medical service paramedic attended in a critical care car and rushed her to the hospital.
In a touching tribute published after her death her parents, Nigel and Clare Skinner, said: “We are utterly devastated by the sudden loss of our precious girl.
“Writing these words feels unimaginable, yet we want the world to know who she truly was: a kind, selfless, passionate young woman who always put others before herself.
“Nothing was ever too much for Eleisha. She had a heart of gold and a smile that could light up any room.”
An inquest has started at Beaconsfield Coroners Court, with a full inquest into her death also due at the same venue on June 23.
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