The mother of a teen who died after the car she was driving plunged into a river has shared a touching video of her daughter.
Eighteen-year-old Amy Simpson was driving back to the cabin she and her friends were staying in at Loch Awe when the tragedy happened.
It is understood the car went off the road at a small bridge over the River Avich, near Dalavich, and landed upside down as it plunged into 6ft of water.
The four passengers, who were aged between 17 and 19, managed to escape from the Peugeot with minor injuries and raised the alarm.
Last night, Amy’s heartbroken mother, Angela Simpson, described her as her “rock” as she broke the news.
She wrote: “Amy was my world, best friend, my daughter, my rock, my everything.”
And today she posted a video on social media of her daughter enjoying her 18th birthday celebrations.
The video shows Miss Simpson receiving a cake with candles on top in a restaurant as her friends and family sing “Happy Birthday to you”.
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The student, from Cowdenbeath, Fife, was on a break with six friends in a cabin at Loch Aweside Forest Cabins.
Five of them had spent the day in Oban, and were returning to their cabin when the accident happened at about 6.45pm on Tuesday.
One friend commenting on the video said: “You can make a wish now Amy. Today and always, our love for you grows. Rest in peace our beautiful, talented and selfless Amz.
“Hope you’re having the best time dancing to all your favourite 80s tunes. You were loved more than you will ever know. Thank you for the laughs xx.”
