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 in car crash after vehicle driven wrong way on 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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BBC Published 16 August 2026

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

Sky Published 15 August 2026

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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