"The victims in the crash were: Chloe McGee (23), and Shay Duffy (21), both from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan; Alan McCluskey (23), from Drumconrath in Co Meath; Dylan Commins (23), from Ardee in Co Louth; and Chloe Hipson (21), from Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were travelling together in a Volkswagen Golf while on their way to Dundalk for a night out when they died in the crash on Saturday."
"At Drumconrath Gaelic Football Club, hundreds gathered with candles and mobile flashlights for a vigil on a cold, dark, and windy night. The club's flag was flown at half mast as prayers were offered to the McCluskey family, the others injured and killed in the crash as well as the emergency services who responded to the scene. Some of those gathered wiped away tears as songs were played in tribute to those affected while the congregation also said a decade of the rosary."
"The incident, which involved the Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser, happened on a road near Dundalk just after 9pm. Post-mortem examinations of the deceased have now been completed and their remains have been released to their families. The sixth occupant of the Volkswagen Golf, a man in his 20s, has been discharged from hospital. The two occupants of the Toyota Landcruiser, a man and a woman in their 20s, remain in hospital where they continue to receive medical treatment for non-life threatening injuries."
Five people died after a Volkswagen Golf collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser on a road near Dundalk shortly after 9pm. The deceased are Chloe McGee (23), Shay Duffy (21), Alan McCluskey (23), Dylan Commins (23), and Chloe Hipson (21). A sixth occupant of the Golf, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has been discharged. Two occupants of the Toyota Landcruiser, a man and a woman in their 20s, remain in hospital receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. Communities in Ardee, Drumconrath and Aughnamullen held candlelit vigils, offered prayers, and paid tribute. Gardaí continue to investigate and have issued a renewed witness appeal.
Read at Irish Independent
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