Joyriders crash after speeding wrong way down motorway - just days after horror M9 collision

The crash took place just days after a group of teens lost their lives driving the wrong way down the M9 in a stolen vehicle

The Irish media regulator is to contact social media giant TikTok over its efforts tackle videos of reckless and illegal driving.

A family including a young boy have been seriously injuredTaite Johnson Audience and Trending Writer and Jonathan McCambridge Press Association11:41, 17 Aug 2026Five teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash after a car reportedly drove in the wrong direction on a motorway in Irel

Head-on collision between two vehicles on M9 in County Kildare also injured four other people, say police Five teenagers have died and four other people have been seriously injured in a crash involving a car driving in the wrong direction on a motorway in the Republic of Ireland, police said. Gardaí confirmed the bodie

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’

Five teenagers killed in head-on motorway crash after car travelled the wrong way  lbc.co.uk

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

In Dublin, a non-national taxi driver was also physically and verbally abused by a non-national passenger on religious grounds.