Five Teenagers Die in Wrong-Way Motorway Collision in County Kildare
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Five Teenagers Die in Wrong-Way Motorway Collision in County Kildare

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Five male teenagers died and a child was injured early Sunday morning when a car traveling the wrong way on the M9 motorway in County Kildare, Ireland, collided head-on with another vehicle. The collision occurred at approximately 3:00 local time between junctions 3 and 4, near Athy. Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly described the crash as ‘horrific’.

The incident involved two cars, with the wrong-way driver causing the fatal head-on impact. Five teenage boys were killed as a result of the crash, and a child was among those injured. No right-leaning outlets reported on this incident.

The crash took place on the M9 Northbound. Emergency services responded to the scene, but the five teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene.

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