A head-on collision on Ireland’s M9 motorway in County Kildare kills five teenagers and leaves four other people seriously injured, with reports including a child. Multiple outlets say the crash involves a vehicle travelling the wrong way down the motorway and colliding with another car.
Several reports place the incident on the M9 northbound near the Moone area, with BBC News citing an approximate start time of around 03:00 local time on Sunday. IrishExaminer, BBC News and other outlets say Gardaí are alerted and investigate the circumstances, including why the vehicle is on the wrong side of the carriageway.
The accounts largely align on the number of fatalities and serious injuries, but they differ in emphasis and detail. Some outlets describe the impact as a “horror” or “wrong-way” crash and mention survivor comments, while others focus on timing and the motorway direction. One report additionally refers to a family of four being seriously injured.
