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Vigils Draw Hundreds as Gardaí Probe Dundalk Crash That Killed Five

The force has issued a renewed witness appeal to establish how a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser collided near Dundalk.

Overview

  • Candlelit gatherings in Ardee, Drumconrath and Aughnamullen brought large crowds to remember the five young victims on Tuesday evening.
  • The deceased were named as Chloe McGee, 23; Alan McCluskey, 23; Dylan Commins, 23; Shay Duffy, 21; and Chloe Hipson, 21.
  • Post-mortem examinations have been completed and the remains have been released to families.
  • The sixth occupant of the Golf has been discharged from hospital, according to updated reports, while the two people in the Land Cruiser continue treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Gardaí called the collision “shocking and devastating” and asked witnesses with dash-cam or relevant information from shortly after 9pm Saturday to come forward.