M9 crash: Vigil takes place for four people injured in County Kildare crash
A community vigil was held in County Carlow for a family severely injured in a fatal head-on collision on the M9 motorway. The crash, which also claimed the lives of five teenagers, has left the local community in mourning.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the tragic consequences of road safety failures and the role of community support in processing collective trauma.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, The vigil took place at St Clare's Church in Graiguecullen
A vigil has taken place in County Carlow for the family injured in the crash on the M9 in the Republic of Ireland last weekend.
Five teenagers were killed in a head-on crash while they were driving the wrong way down the motorway in County Kildare in the early hours of Sunday.
Three women and a seven-year-old boy remain in hospital where they are being treated for serious injuries.
It is believed the injured family were travelling to the airport to go on holiday when the crash happened.
The vigil took place at St Clare's Church in Graiguecullen.
Irish broadcaster RTÉ News reported the church was full and some people had been accommodated in the nearby parish centre where the vigil was live streamed.
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