Overview
- The Volkswagen Golf carrying six friends collided with a Toyota Land Cruiser on the L3168 at Gibstown, Dundalk, shortly after 9pm on Saturday.
- Garda forensic collision work is continuing at the preserved scene after both vehicles were removed under the State Pathologist’s oversight, with post-mortems expected in the coming days.
- Police named the deceased as Chloe McGee, 23; Alan McCluskey, 23; Dylan Commins, 23; Shay Duffy, 21; and Chloe Hipson, 21.
- A sixth occupant of the Golf and the two people in the Land Cruiser were treated at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for non-life-threatening injuries.
- Investigators are seeking witnesses and camera footage from the L3168 between 8:30pm and 9:15pm, asking anyone with information to contact Dundalk Garda Station (042 938 8400) or the Garda Confidential Line (1800 666 111).