Overview
- A car driving the wrong way on the M9 northbound collided head-on with another vehicle near Junction 3 at about 3am on Sunday, and gardaí have confirmed a number of fatalities.
- At least four people from the second vehicle were taken to Dublin hospitals with serious or critical injuries, including two women in their 30s, a woman in her 20s and a child.
- The M9 between Junctions 3 and 4 is closed in both directions for a Garda forensic collision examination while investigators document the scene and gather evidence.
- Fiosrú’s on-call investigators attended the scene and are conducting an independent investigation because the crash followed prior contact with gardaí, which triggers statutory oversight.
- Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from road users who were on the M9 between 2am and 3am and have asked anyone with information to contact Athy Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line.