- A head-on collision on the M9 motorway in Co Kildare has resulted in multiple fatalities and left several people, including a child, seriously injured.
- The crash occurred at around 3am on Sunday when a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the M9 northbound carriageway collided with an oncoming car.
- Two women in their 30s remain in a critical condition in hospital, while a woman in her 20s and a child are in a serious condition.
- The M9 remains closed in both directions between junctions 3 and 4 while forensic collision investigators examine the scene.
- Police ombudsman Fiosrú has launched an independent investigation because the incident involved prior contact with gardaí.
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