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  "textContent": "Rita Connors was left critically injured in the collision on the A228 near Tonbridge, Kent, at around 6.30pm last Wednesday (Picture: UKNIP)\n\n**A mum has died days after a pony and trap crash that also killed her husband and three-year-old daughter.**\n\nRita Connors was left critically injured in the collision on the A228 near Tonbridge, Kent, at around 6.30pm last Wednesday.\n\nHer husband Francie Connors and their young daughter Ka both died in the crash, which also involved a white DAF tipper truck.\n\nPolice have now confirmed that Rita has also died from her injuries.\n\nThe family had been travelling together in the cart at the time of the crash.\n\n##  Sign up for all of the latest stories\n\nStart your day informed with Metro's **News Updates** newsletter or get **Breaking News** alerts the moment it happens.\n\nFrancie and the pony both died at the scene, while Rita and Ka were rushed to hospital where they both later died.\n\nTributes have been paid to the ‘beautiful angel’.\n\nHer husband Francie Connors and their young daughter Ka both died in the crash, which also involved a white DAF tipper truck (Picture: Facebook/Cover Images)\n\nOne woman wrote: ‘Never heard of anything like this. RIP Rita Francie Connors. God mind and look over your three boys.’\n\nAnother added: ‘God love their poor little boys. RIP Francie and his wife Rita and their little girl. Never seen anything like this.’\n\nFloral tributes have been laid at the scene of the collision, with more kind words from others pouring in on social media.\n\nBig Fat Gypsy Wedding star Paddy Doherty was among the many to pay tribute and shared a heartfelt video on social media urging people to keep the family in their thoughts.\n\nTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tvideo\n\nUp Next\n\nPrevious Page\n\nNext Page\n\nLast week he said: ‘Went for a drive, him and his wife and his baby, him and his baby’s dead. So sad, God bless.’\n\nHundreds of people commented on social media to share their prayers, sympathy and well wishes, with many writing: ‘Healing prayers and love going out to you.’\n\nOne said: ‘Really can’t believe this, the most happiest little family, best mommy and daddy to their beautiful children, RIP our good friend and his beautiful little girl.’\n\nThe driver of the white DAF tipper, a 29-year-old man from Kent, was arrested in connection with the crash but has since been released on bail.\n\nPolice said the truck was being driven on the southbound carriageway, between the junctions of Branbridges Road and Hale Street, when it was involved in the collision with the pony and trap travelling in the same direction.\n\nThe force confirmed the pony also died at the scene.\n\n******Get in touch with our news team by emailing us atwebnews@metro.co.uk.******\n\n**For more stories like this,** check our news page.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Mum dies days after crash that also killed husband and three-year-old daughter"
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