Brother and sister among four people who died on way to exam celebrations

Three 18-year-old women and two siblings died in the collision.

The driver in the single-vehicle collision was Luke McSweeney, 24, while the passengers were his sister Grace McSweeney (18), along with Nicole Murphy and Zoey Coffey (also both 18).

All four were killed when the vehicle struck a wall and overturned at Hillview, Mountain Road at around 7.30pm. They each died at the scene.

According to multiple outlets, the three women had received their Leaving Cert results earlier on Friday and were on their way to a party to celebrate when the crash took place.

The scene at Hillview remains closed on Saturday, while a technical and forensic examination is being carried out by An Garda Síochána Forensic Collision investigators.

The remains of the deceased were taken to Tipperary University Hospital on Friday night. An Garda Síochána have notified the local coroner and have stated that post mortems will be carried out over the coming days at Waterford University Hospital.

As well as this, an incident room has been established at Clonmel Garda Station while a probe into the incident has commenced under a Senior Investigating Officer. Gardaí have said its focus is on the preparation of an investigation file for the coroner.

Family Liaison Officers have also been appointed to each of the families of the victims to provide support, with the relatives to be kept updated as to the course of the probe.

In a statement, Superintendent Kieran Ruane, at the Clonmel Garda Station expressed his condolences and sympathies to the victims' families.

He added:

Ruane also appealed to any person with any information on the crash to contact the investigation team at Clonmel Garda Station.