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The M9 wrong-way crash near Athy
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The report says five teenagers aged 15 to 18 died when a stolen car, driven the wrong way on the M9 near Athy while evading Garda pursuit and filming for social media, collided with a family car. The crash investigation, identification of those killed, and any findings or charges are not reported as concluded.
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Five Dead on the M9 After Wrong-Way Drive for Likes
Five teenagers died and a family of four was shattered when a suspected stolen BMW was driven the wrong way on the M9 to chase likes and outrun police.
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- No confirmed exact ages for the five dead beyond teenage boys.
- No details in these sources on any other wrong-way crash that week.
- No later verified update on the injured family's recovery.
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The Irish Timesirishtimes.com4
- Wrong-way motorway driving: M9 crash is latest incident as young men chase social media ‘likes’
- TikTok joyriders: The more dangerous the driving, the more ‘likes’ they get
- Five masked teenagers killed in M9 crash are suspected of local crime spree
- M9 crash: Garda seeks new training, family remains in hospital as postmortems due on five deceased
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