"Two occupants, both adults in their late teens, suffered critical injuries and, despite efforts to stabilise their condition, were pronounced dead at the scene before they could be transferred to hospital. Three other occupants - two males in their mid teens and one adult female in her late teens - were transported by ambulance to Mayo University Hospital (MUH). Their injuries have been described as non life-threatening."
"The road remains closed to facilitate a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local traffic diversions currently in place. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) from the area at the time are asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí."
"The latest deaths bring to five the number of teenagers to die on Irish roads in the space of just seven days. Donegal was mourning last week at the death of two teenage boys following a collision between a car and a truck on Tuesday evening."
A car collision occurred on the L5140 at Laghtadawannagh near Ballina shortly after 4:15am, resulting in two adult occupants in their late teens suffering critical injuries and being pronounced dead at the scene. Three other occupants—two males in their mid-teens and one adult female in her late teens—sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Mayo University Hospital. The road remains closed for technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage. This incident is part of a concerning trend, as five teenagers have died on Irish roads within seven days, following two deaths in Donegal the previous week.
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