Five teenagers dead and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway

The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.

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Five teenagers dead and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway

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Five male teenagers have died and more people are seriously injured after a crash on a motorway in County Kildare, Irish police have said.

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Five teenagers dead and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway

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Five teenagers dead in car crash after vehicle driven wrong way on motorway

Five male teenagers have died and more people are seriously injured after a crash on a motorway in County Kildare, Irish police have said.

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