Five Killed driving On Wrong Side Of Road

[The Mad Monk]

Five teenagers were killed and four other people were injured after a car drove on the wrong side of the road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyqq52xkypo

[Hub]

Terrible

A quote from the article -
"What makes this reckless behaviour even more appalling is that in some cases it is being done for social media likes regardless of the potentially devastating impact it might have on innocent people and themselves."

Concerning. They wouldn't normally make such a comment in the early stages of an investigation would they? "in some cases"?

[mac96]

The Mad Monk said:

Five teenagers were killed and four other people were injured after a car drove on the wrong side of the road.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyqq52xkypo

Dreadful to see that the Police think this may have been deliberate for kicks, not the result of a mistake, drunken confusion or senility.

[Quattr04.]

Awful for the people in the other car

I assume it won’t be long before we see social media footage of the inside of the car, probably a golf R or similar, maybe some sort of hot BMW and not long after stories of the aspiring footballers who never caused any trouble.

[turbomoggie]

Hub said:

Terrible

A quote from the article -
"What makes this reckless behaviour even more appalling is that in some cases it is being done for social media likes regardless of the potentially devastating impact it might have on innocent people and themselves."

Concerning. They wouldn't normally make such a comment in the early stages of an investigation would they? "in some cases"?

An unusual comment to make. I wonder if this is a trend or the group had a history of doing this? I would presume drugs/alcohol must be involved.

Wishing those in the other vehicle a quick recovery. A sad situation all around - 5 families losing their loved ones.

[skyebear]

The Mad Monk said:

Five teenagers were killed

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyqq52xkypo

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/five...

[Oceanrower]

skyebear said:

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026/08/17/five...

Promising footballers. Each and every one of them…

Salt of the earth.

[mick987]

Scumbags lucky they did not kill the people in the other car.

[eldrich]

Oceanrower said:

Promising footballers. Each and every one of them

Salt of the earth.

You forgot the part about how they fetch their Granny's shopping each week too.

A tragic watse of 5 lives, I doubt the other cars participants will ever be the same again as well.

[milesgiles]

Five teenagers killed were deliberately driving the wrong way on the motorway..

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/16/five...

Christ

[mac96]

mick987 said:

Scumbags lucky they did not kill the people in the other car.

Surprising really. It usually seems to be the fit young criminals who have it away on their toes while their victims come off far worse. Perhaps they were of the 'seatbelts are for wusses' persuasion.

[Rusty Old-Banger]

Ireland. Caravan types?

[Gary29]

Crazy, you know it's bad when:

The Garda commissioner, Justin Kelly, described the head-on collision between the two cars as “horrific” and said “in some cases” vehicles were being driven on the wrong side of motorways for social media likes

[_Rodders_]

All wearing balaclavas.

[Earthdweller]

Five members of the traveller community aged 15/16 all dead in one car

Gangs of travellers go out from Dublin to commit burglary and steal cars in rural Ireland

If the Garda chase them they go on the m/way the wrong way knowing they can't be chased

Fortunately no innocents killed and hopefully the injured will make full recoveries

[KobayashiMaru86]

Was expecting a new Enid Blyton book when I read the title

[_Rodders_]

eldrich said:

Oceanrower said:

Promising footballers. Each and every one of them

Salt of the earth.

You forgot the part about how they fetch their Granny's shopping each week too.

A tragic watse of 5 lives, I doubt the other cars participants will ever be the same again as well.

I have to be honest.

It doesn't sound particularly tragic to me.

What's tragic is if there's any life changing injuries to the victims.

[Jasandjules]

FFS

[skyebear]

_Rodders_ said:

I have to be honest.

It doesn't sound particularly tragic to me.

What's tragic is if there's any life changing injuries to the victims.

Two critical and two, including the child, serious. Seems they were on their way to a wedding. Hopefully they all live and make good recoveries.

[Rusty Old-Banger]

KobayashiMaru86 said:

Was expecting a new Enid Blyton book when I read the title

I shouldn't, but