Three men and two women, all under 25, dead after horror crash outside Dundalk, Co. Louth

""Family Liaison Officers have been appointed to each of the families to provide support and An Garda Síochána will keep the families updated as to the course of the ongoing investigation," he said."

""I want to express my condolences and sympathies and the sympathies of every member of An Garda Síochána to the families of the 5 young adults who lost their lives yesterday evening in this Road Traffic Collision."

""The scene here on the L3168, Gibstown, remains closed today and a technical and forensic examination is being carried out by An Garda Síochána Forensic Collision investigators."

A two-vehicle collision occurred shortly after 9pm on the Ardee Road in the Gibstown townland on the outskirts of Dundalk. Five people under the age of 25, all travelling in a Volkswagen Golf, were killed. The deceased are from Carrickmacross, Drumconrath and Scotland. A sixth person from the Golf is in hospital with serious injuries. A male and female from a Toyota Land Cruiser are in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An Garda Síochána appointed Family Liaison Officers, closed the scene for a technical and forensic examination, and is investigating all circumstances of the crash.

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