Overview
- The two‑vehicle collision on the L3168 at Gibstown, outside Dundalk, occurred shortly after 9pm on Saturday, 15 November.
- All five who died were in a Volkswagen Golf; they were three men and two women in their 20s who were pronounced dead at the scene.
- A man in his 20s from the Golf is being treated for serious injuries, while the two occupants of a Toyota Land Cruiser sustained non‑life‑threatening injuries at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
- Gardaí have kept the L3168 closed between the N52 and the R171 for a technical examination by forensic collision investigators.
- Officers appealed for information from anyone on the L3168 between 8:30pm and 9:15pm, as local representatives highlighted poor weather, dangerous bends and a lack of lighting on the stretch.