Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash
Five teenagers were killed and four others injured in a head-on collision on Ireland's M9 motorway after a car drove in the wrong direction. Authorities are investigating the incident, with officials noting a dangerous trend of wrong-way driving sometimes linked to social media stunts.
Why it matters
The tragedy highlights severe road safety concerns and the potential real-world consequences of reckless behavior driven by social media trends.
Emergency services at the scene of the collision, which happened at junction 3 of the motorway near Athy. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Emergency services at the scene of the collision, which happened at junction 3 of the motorway near Athy. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Ireland Five teenagers killed and four other people injured in Ireland car crash Police say one of the two vehicles involved was driving in the wrong direction on the M9 motorway in County Kildare
Prefer the Guardian on Google Five teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Ireland , police have said.
Gardaí confirmed the bodies of the youths, all male, had been removed from the scene of the two-vehicle collision, which happened in the early hours of Sunday on the M9 in County Kildare.
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