Five teenagers dead after crash involving car on wrong side of motorway

Four other people have been seriously injured following the head-on collision on the M9 in Co Kildare.

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

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly described the head-on collision between two cars on the M9 as ‘horrific’

Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has warned about vehicles being driven on the wrong side of motorways for social media likes.

Multiple dead and several injured after car on wrong side of motorway causes head-on collision  lbc.co.uk

'Number of fatalities' after car drives on wrong side of motorway in Co. Kildare | ITV News  ITVX

The fatal crash happened in the early hours of Sunday. 10:24, Sun, Aug 16, 2026 Updated: 10:26, Sun, Aug 16, 2026 (file picture) The crash happened on the M9 (Image: Mick O'Neill/Daily Mirror/Irish Daily Star)A number of people have died and others have been seriously injured after a head-on collision between two cars

A head on crash with a car understood to have been travelling on the wrong side of the M9 in County Kildare, Ireland, has led to 'a number of fatalities'

Vehicle was travelling southbound on the northbound carriageway when crash occurred

Three young women and a child who were left with serious injuries were travelling to Dublin Airport when crash occurred

The collision has been referred by An Garda Síochána to Fiosrú, the police ombudsman.

At least four people have died and several others have been seriously injured following a head-on collision involving a car travelling on the wrong side of the M9 motorway in Co Kildare.

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