Coverage dated August 16, 2026 to August 17, 2026

Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of motorway in Ireland

Headline from The Guardian

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 Ireland, police have said.

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BBC News
'Number of fatalities' and four injured after car drives on wrong side of motorway (opens BBC News)
Published Aug 16, 2026
BBC News's feed description
The collision occurred on on the M9 Northbound at about 03:00 local time on Sunday in County Kildare.
The Guardian
Five teenagers killed after car driven on wrong side of motorway in Ireland (opens The Guardian)
Published Aug 16, 2026
The Guardian's feed description
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 Ireland, police have said.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What investigators are learning about a horrific motorway collision (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Published Aug 17, 2026
Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description
Five teenage boys were killed and a family of four was seriously injured after a wrong-way crash on Ireland’s M9 motorway in County Kildare.

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