Major update on BMW after five teens died in M9 wrong way crash

Five teenagers, all occupants of one of the vehicles, died. 07:25, Tue, Aug 18, 2026 Updated: 07:38, Tue, Aug 18, 2026 Police reportedly believe the BMW involved in the crash wasn't stolen (Image: Niall Carson/PA Wire)Police have reportedly established that the BMW car involved in the crash that saw five teens killed on the M9 in a wrong-way collision wasn't stolen. The black BMW had instead been legitimately bought for just €1,100 only five days before the tragedy, according to the Irish Mirror.Sources told the newspaper the vehicle was purchased in the Carlow area on August 11 by an associate of one of the teenagers.Officers had initially suspected the teenagers had stolen the car after Gardaí received reports of young suspects trying to break into vehicles and houses in Athy at around 2