Group of five in early twenties die in Co Louth car crash ‘while heading to a party’

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Five people in their early twenties were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Ireland on Saturday night.

The incident happened just after 9pm at Gibstown, Co Louth, and involved a Volkswagen Golf.

It is thought the group were on their way to socialise in Dundalk, a town close to the border with Northern Ireland.

Three other people, one of whom is also in his early 20s, were injured in what Irish police described as a ‘shocking and devastating’ crash.

Garda at the scene on the L3168 just outside Dundalk, Co Louth, where three men and two women aged in their 20s have died following a road traffic collision involving two vehicles, a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser, just after 9pm on Saturday. Picture date: Sunday November 16, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Damien Eagers/PA Wire
Garda at the scene where three men and two women have died following a car crash (Picture: Damien Eagers/PA Wire)
Superintendent Charlie Armstrong speaking to the media near the scene on the L3168 just outside Dundalk, Co Louth, where five people have died following a road traffic collision involving two vehicles, a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser, just after 9pm on Saturday. Picture date: Sunday November 16, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Damien Eagers/PA Wire
Superintendent Charlie Armstrong speaking to the media near the car crash scene (Picture: Eagers/PA Wire)

Three men and two women died at the scene, while three others were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, for treatment.

Gardai said it would have ‘a deep impact’ on families and communities in Carrickmacross, Dromconrath and in Scotland.

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