A brother and sister were among the four young people killed in last night’s crash in Clonmel, County Tipperary.
The local community has expressed shock and sadness following the deaths.
One man in his early 20s and three women aged in their teens – all from the south Tipperary area – were confirmed dead following the crash, which happened just after 7.30pm last night on the Mountain Road in Clonmel. Two of the victims of the crash were a brother and sister from the Clonmel area.
They had received their Leaving Cert results earlier in the day and were on their way to meet friends for a planned celebration event.
It is understood that the car, which had been travelling downhill, went out of control and overturned, close to the entrance of Hillview Sports Club. There was no other vehicle involved.
It is understood the young women attended two local secondary schools, while the young man was a past pupil of another secondary school in the area.
The schools involved are currently in meetings and it is understood they have put critical incident management plans in place.
They will be offering support to the families of the victims, and their friends and schoolmates, in the coming days.
The road remains closed today pending a forensic examination of the scene.
Following the incident Fr Michael Toomey, Administrator of the parishes of Ardfinnan, Ballybacon and Grange, urged locals to look out for one another in what will be “difficult days ahead for the entire community”.
