Robin Schiller

Five teenage males died after a BMW travelled southbound on the northbound M9 near Moone, County Kildare, and collided head-on with a Hyundai shortly after 3am. The Hyundai’s four occupants—a family consisting of three women and a seven-year-old child—were hospitalized with critical or serious injuries. Gardaí said the BMW had earlier failed to stop for officers, prompting an independent Fiosrú investigation into the prior contact. Authorities are investigating the crash, appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, while officials condemned wrong-way driving and warned of its devastating impact on innocent road users.

Five teenage males died when a BMW travelling the wrong way on the M9 in County Kildare collided head-on with a Hyundai shortly after 3am on August 16. Three women and a seven-year-old child in the Hyundai were seriously injured, with two women in critical condition. Gardaí said the BMW had failed to stop before entering the motorway and that the incident has been referred to Fiosrú because of prior Garda contact. The investigation is ongoing, while officials condemned wrong-way driving and warned of its potentially devastating consequences.