The grandmother of Matildas star Sam Kerr has died 10 months after she was critically injured in a crash.

An obituary published in The West Australian last week said Coral Kerr had passed after she was left with life-threatening injuries following a horror crash near her home in December.

Ms Kerr underwent major surgery following the incident and was seen in April happily back with family for her 90th birthday, recovering from her injuries.

A funeral for Ms Kerr was held on Tuesday morning in her hometown suburb of Palmyra.

Coral migrated from India to Australia with her husband more than 50 years ago — helping pave the way for her granddaughter’s successful soccer career.

In 2020 she said watching Sam represent Australia’s national side was “absolutely amazing”.

The heartbreaking

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