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Two Teenagers Killed, Three Injured in Early-Morning Crash Near Ballina

Gardaí have opened a forensic collision inquiry at the scene.

Overview

  • The victims were named locally as Cian Farrell (18) and Padraic Tuffy (19), who were pronounced dead at Laghtadawannagh on the L5140 shortly after 4:15am Sunday.
  • Three other occupants — two males in their mid teens and a female in her late teens — were taken to Mayo University Hospital with injuries described as non life-threatening.
  • Gardaí report a single-vehicle collision and the road remains closed to allow a technical examination by forensic collision investigators.
  • The Mayo coroner has been notified and post-mortem examinations will be conducted.
  • Officers are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, as reporters note the deaths bring to five the number of teenagers killed on Irish roads in seven days.