Family pay tribute to the “most amazing mum and grandma” after fatal collision

The family of an 89-year-old woman who died after a road traffic collision have paid tribute to an “amazing mum, grandma, great grandma, aunt and friend.”

The collision on the A5104 at Bryn Eglwys near Corwen involved three vehicles – a grey Peugeot 107, a silver Peugeot 206 and a black Jaguar X-type.

It took place at 4pm on Sunday June 23.

The emergency services attended, including the Air Ambulance, and the driver of the Peugeot 107 was airlifted to hospital in Stoke.

Sadly, it was confirmed that she had died from her injuries on Monday afternoon (June 24).

She has been named as Jean Kitchen who was local to the Bryn Eglwys area.

Her family have paid tribute to the “most amazing mum, grandma, great grandma, aunt and friend that anyone could ask for.”

In a statement Jean’s family said: “It’s hard to keep Jean Kitchen’s life and stories within a short paragraph as you could so easily write a book. She was born in Oldham in 1934.

“She took on the career of Nurse / Midwife and Health Visitor in her 40’s, it was something she absolutely loved and she was immensely passionate about helping others throughout her whole life.

“I think, however she’d admit, the greatest achievement of her life was marrying the love of her life Jim Kitchen, who sadly passed away in 2015.

“Their long life together was filled to the brim with adventures all around the world – they loved to travel and left their mark wherever they went.

“Jean was the most amazing mum, grandma, great grandma, aunt and friend that anyone could ask for and she will leave a great void, that can never be filled.

“As a family we would like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the support we’ve been given – to all the police, ambulance service, air ambulance and the passers-by that were there to help during her accident, and thank you to everyone for their messages, cards and kind words.

“Everyone that had met Jean had a story to tell about her, which just shows how larger than life she really was.

“We’ll hold all the memories in our hearts wherever we go. She was one in a million, and we were so very lucky to have her.

“She will be missed so greatly, by so many.”

Detective Sergeant Katie Davies of the Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our thoughts remain with Jean Kitchen’s family and friends at this extremely difficult time.

“We continue to investigate the circumstances of this incident and I am appealing to anybody who may have witnessed the collision or who has information, who is yet to speak to us, to contact our team.”

If you can help, please contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) via the website or by calling 101, quoting reference number 24000553728.