Family pay touching tribute to ‘shining star' daughter, 19, who died in crash with lorry on way to theatre performance
Aspiring actress Rosa Taylor was on her way to a theatre show in
Corsham
, Wiltshire, when the car she was in collided with a lorry.
The fatal smash involved a Hyundai i10 and a Scania Tipper HGV and happened at around 1.30pm on July 24 on the A4 Bath Road near Wiltshire's border with Somerset.
Rosa was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
Rosa's father Gareth Taylor paid tribute to his daughter today, saying: "Anyone who knew Rosa would agree that she was the most beautiful person inside and out.
"She was the very definition of a spirit that shines brightly and dies young, loved by anyone who met her.
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"She was at once the most talented, most beautiful, and most loving soul I've ever known."
Rosa was also remembered by those close to her as 'a shining star,' 'the greatest friend anyone could have asked for,' and the 'most naturally gifted performer you had ever seen.'
A theatre kid from birth, Rosa lived and breathed performing arts.
She played lead roles at the Artz Centre in Skelmersdale before heading to the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) Sixth Form College to study Musical Theatre.
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Before her passing, she had just secured her place at Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London and was due to start in September.
A natural born performer who lived for the stage, Rosa performed with Liverpool Empire Youth Theatre in productions such as Legally Blonde: The Musical.
Just recently she performed in Wow Liverpool's WOW That's What I Call Musicals at the Liverpool Playhouse.
In July 2025, she hit the road as the lead in the Beggars Belief Collective production of SCRUMPTIOUS!.
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Rosa Taylor, 19, died while on her way to perform in Corsham in Wiltshire
Credit: Wiltshire Police
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