Five young people who died in a road crash in Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday have been named by gardaí (Irish police).
They are Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; Alan McCluskey, 23, from Drumconrath, County Meath; Dylan Commins, 23, from Ardee, County Louth, and Chloe Hipson, 21, from Lanarkshire in Scotland.
They were travelling in a car which collided with another vehicle on the Ardee Road at Gibstown just after 21:00 (local time) on Saturday.
Three others – two men and a woman – are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Speaking at the scene Supt Charlie Armstrong said: “This is a shocking, devastating event for these families, their communities and the community here in Dundalk.”
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