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 circumstan

'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 number of people have died and at least four others have been seriously injured after a two-car crash on the M9 at Moone, Co Kildare.