Story By: Basant Essam, Sub-Editor: Marija Stojkoska, Agency: Newsflash

A 20-year-old woman who battled with cancer and depression after losing both her legs and three family members in a short space of time has died in a car crash.

A number of Nisreen Helal’s friends shared images and stories of the brave young woman on social media, revealing that she suffered with depression after losing her mother, brother and nephew in quick succession.

According to local media, her legs were amputated two years ago after developing bone cancer and she used prosthetic limbs to move around.

She even managed to struggle on despite suicidal thoughts, posting in one social media post: “I apologise for what is about to happen. Please pray for me because I am tired in an indescribable way.”

She added that she was “really alone” caused by the “death of my mother, the death of my brother, the death of my nephew, and the countless problems in my life”, and that she had contemplated ending her life.

The posting and her life circumstances led to speculation that she had died by suicide but a family friend confirmed that it was a tragic accident that happened while she was heading back to university.

Kholoud Al-Sawy, an Egyptian friend of the Palestinian girl, told local media that she died as a result of the accident, saying: “We contacted her family in Palestine and we learned that she died in an accident while going to her university and that is not suicide. ”

He added: “Her brother died, then her nephew, and a short time later her mother passed away too. Her condition worsened greatly because of the grief for them.”

It is unclear if the local authorities are investigating the road accident and there were no further details about the accident.

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