Several dead and injured in crash after car drove on wrong side of motorway

A number of people have died and others have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in Co Kildare, Irish police said.A gardaí spokesperson said two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on the northbound M9.Gardaí said they are investigating the circumstances of the crash at junction 3 at about 3am on Sunday.One of those seriously injured in the crash is a child.The aftermath of the crash in Co Kildare (Niall Carson/PA)PA WireEmergency services were alerted to a vehicle travelling southbound on the M9 northbound carriageway.The vehicle was travelling between junctions 3 and 4 when it collided head-on with another car.The wreckage of the crash was visible on the motorway on Sunday morning.A gardaí spokesperson said: “A number o