A three-year-old boy and his grandparents have died following a road crash near Cashel in County Tipperary.
Thomas O’Reilly, 45, Bridget O’Reilly, 46, and their grandson Tom O’Reilly, died when the car they were travelling in struck a wall.
It happened shortly before 21:00 local time on Tuesday in the Windmill Knockbulloge area of Cashel.
A male and a female, both aged 22, were front occupants of the car and were removed from the scene to Tipperary University Hospital in Clonmel.
The man is being treated for serious injuries, while the woman is being treated for less serious injuries, gardaà said.
Supt Kieran Ruane said every member of the police expressed their sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased.
“Our local community here in Cashel is shocked and deeply saddened by this tragic road traffic collision,” he said.
“I have spoken with the family of the deceased this morning, a family that is devastated by this terrible incident.”
Thomas O Reilly, 45, Bridget O Reilly, 46 Image source, An Garda SÃochána
Bridget O’Reilly, 46, and her husband, 45-year-old Thomas
The road remains closed and is not expected to reopen for some time.
Source: bbc.com
