Two people in their late teens have died, and three others have been injured, following a car crash in Co. Mayo in the early hours of the morning.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following the fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision near Ballina which occurred on Sunday morning.
Shortly after 4:15am, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a collision involving a car on a local road (L5140) at Laghtadawannagh near Ballina.
Two of the car’s occupants, both adult men in their late teens, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
Three other occupants of the car, two boys in their mid-teens, and one woman in her late teens, were transported by ambulance to Mayo University Hospital. Their injuries are not life-threatening.
The Coroner has been notified, and post-mortem examinations will be conducted in due course.
The road remains closed to facilitate a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local traffic diversions currently in place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) from the area at the time are asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ballina Garda Station on 096 20560, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
