Philip was just 21 when he was killed in a car crash on his way to collect his partner and new baby son from hospital
The vice chair of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has thanked his colleagues for their support following the tragic death of his grandson.
It fell to Councillor Allan Rainey’s party colleague, Councillor Victor Warrington, to break the harrowing news to a stunned Council Chamber later that day at the Environmental Services Committee meeting.Members spoke of their shock and passed on their condolences to Councillor Rainey and his family at such a difficult time.
Despite his grief, Councillor Rainey attended the Regeneration and Community Committee meeting on September 13, where a minute’s silence was held as a mark of respect. He explained the incident occurred when Philip overtook a car during a freak heavy shower of rain, and on pulling back into his own lane, the car appears to have aquaplaned, and skidded off on to the embankment, striking a tree.
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