Post-mortems due on five boys killed in crash on wrong side of motorway that injured four in Ireland
Five teenage boys died in a head-on collision after driving the wrong way down an Irish motorway, leaving four others in the second vehicle seriously injured. Authorities are investigating the incident, which has sparked a debate about social media-driven dangerous driving trends.
Why it matters
The tragedy highlights the lethal consequences of 'social media challenges' and the challenges police face in managing high-risk youth behavior.
Image source, PA Media Image caption, The collision occurred on the M9 Northbound at Junction 3 at about 03:00 local time on Sunday
Post-mortem examinations are to be carried out later on the bodies of five teenage boys killed when their car, which was being driven the wrong way down a motorway in County Kildare, crashed head-on into another car.
Three women, two aged in their 30s and one in her 20s, and a seven-year-old boy in the second car were injured.
Two of the women are in a critical condition, the other woman and the boy are in a serious condition.
The crash happened between junction 3 and junction 4 of the M9 motorway, at Moone, at about 03:00 local time on Sunday.
Irish broadcaster RTE is reporting , external that the family is from the Carlow area.
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