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The five occupants of a Volkswagen Golf that died in a horrific car crash in Co Louth, Ireland, have been named and pictured. All five people - three men and two women - killed in the crash on Saturday evening were in their early 20s and had been in the same vehicle, a Volkswagen Golf.
The Gardai confirmed the five people killed are:
Chloe McGee, age 23 years, from Carickmacross
Alan McCluskey, age 23 years, from Drumconrath
Dillon Commins, age 23 years, from Drumconrath
Shay Duffy, age 21 years, from Carrickmacross
Chloe Hipson, age 21 years, from Lanarkshire, Scotland
Family Liaison Officers have been appointed to each of the families to provide support and An Garda Síochána will keep the families updated as to the course of the ongoing investigation.
A sixth occupant in the Golf, a male, survived and was being treated for non-life threatening injuries on Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital.
The two occupants of the second vehicle, a man and a woman, were also taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda for medical treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
Calling the incident "devestating" Superintendent Armstrong praised the emergency services.
He said: "The scene was very difficult, in adverse weather conditions, and the professionalism shown by all first responders and the care and respect shown to the five deceased was exemplary.
"This tragedy, with the loss of five young adults, will have a deep impact on families and local communities in Carrickmacross, Dromconrath and in Scotland.
"This is a shocking, devastating event for these families, their communities and the community here in Dundalk."
Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris said a “veil of deep sadness has come over our country” and paid tribute to first responders.
“One cannot even imagine the extraordinarily difficult and tragic circumstances in which they found themselves working last night as they set about trying to help in the most harrowing of situations.”
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