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Connie Rusk

TOWIE's Yazmin Oukhellou's mum 'jets to Turkey' as star seriously injured in horror crash

Yazmin Oukhellou's devastated mother Lisa has reportedly flown out to Turkey to be by her daughter's bedside, after the TOWIE star has been left seriously injured in a horror crash that killed her on-off boyfriend Jake McLean.

Yaz, 28, is in hospital and is believed to have "very serious" injuries to her arms after the crash in Bodrum on Sunday.

Jake, 33, who also dated TOWIE star Lauren Goodger, is understood to have been driving when he lost control of the car and tragically died.

Emergency services rushed to the scene but they were unable to save Jake while Yazmin was taken to hospital.

Yazmin Oukhellou was seriously injured in a horror crash in Turkey on Sunday (yazminoukhellou/Instagram)
The reality star is in hospital, but the crash tragically killed her on/ off boyfriend Jake McLean (yazminoukhellou/Instagram)
Yaz's mum is said to have flown out to Turkey (pictured on the show) (ITVBe)

Yazmin's mother is said to be making her way to Turkey to be with her daughter, while Yazmin's TOWIE co-stars took to social media last night asking fans to keep her in their prayers.

A source told MailOnline : "It's a complete tragedy and a total loss of life. Everyone is in shock and hoping Yazmin makes a full recovery."

The Sun reports they had headed to Turkey for a holiday as Jake was in the country for a business deal.

A show source said: "We’re crossing our fingers and praying she makes a full recovery quickly. It’s beyond shocking, just devastating for everyone connected to the show.

Yazmin's devastated mother Lisa has reportedly flown out to Turkey (yazminoukhellou/Instagram)
Yazmin and Jake went public with their romance in December (yazminoukhellou/Instagram)

"Jake and Yaz are both very well known in our circles, and while he wasn’t a saint this is just unbelievably tragic. Everyone is stunned."

A different cast member said "nobody is quite sure" why they were in Turkey as Yaz and Jake had previously split up in January.

They added: "Apparently he was involved in some sort of business deal, whatever’s gone on, this is just heart-breaking. We hope to get a proper update on how she is soon. But it sounds very, very serious - perhaps life-changing."

Mirror Online has contacted TOWIE and Yaz's representatives for comment.

Yazmin found fame on TOWIE (Instagram)

Yazmin has had an on/off relationship with Jake, dating him about a month after she split from fellow TOWIE star James Lock.

The television personality moved out to Dubai last year to live with Jake a year into their relationship and didn't confirm their relationship until December 2021.

Yazmin captioned the snap: 'We've been through more than most. Had our ups & downs but I wouldn't have us any other way.'

But their romance fell apart in January when Jake was seen leaving a nightclub with another TOWIE star, Ellie Jones.

Jake previously dated Lauren Goodger for four years (pictured in 2013) (FilmMagic)
Yazmin, meanwhile, dated James Lock for two years before their dramatic split in July 2019 (WireImage)

Yazmin told her followers on Instagram at the time they has split and it is thought that she had reconciled with James, after they were seen having lunch together at an Essex restaurant.

Tributes poured in for Jake following the news of his death.

One wrote on Twitter : "Praying for you at this sad time," while another added: "Prayers are with jakes family right now and praying for Yazmin to pull through".

Friends close to Jake's ex-girlfriend Lauren Goodger, who dated him for four years, have said the star is "devastated" by his passing.

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