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Four killed in two-car collision Four killed in two-car collision
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Four young men have been killed in a road accident in County Monaghan.Four young men have been killed in a road accident in County Monaghan.
The collision which involved two cars, happened near the village of Three Mile House, outside Monaghan town, just after 0200 BST. The collision involving two cars, happened near the village of Threemilehouse, outside Monaghan town, just after 0200 BST.
The four men, who were pronounced dead at the scene, were aged between 19 and 21. Another man was critically injured and is in Monaghan General Hospital. Brian O'Neill, 19, Gary McCormick, 20, Ciaran Hagan, 20, and Dermot Thornton, 21, were all from the village.
Irish police said all of those involved in the accident were from the local area. The four men were pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
The scene of the crash, along a country road, was cordoned off by gardai for a technical examination.The scene of the crash, along a country road, was cordoned off by gardai for a technical examination.
Post mortem examinations are due to be carried out on the bodies of the dead men. Irish police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them.
Sympathy
SDLP assembly member John Dallat expressed sympathy for the families of the victims as he attended the Northern Ireland Road Safety Council's annual conference outside Belfast.SDLP assembly member John Dallat expressed sympathy for the families of the victims as he attended the Northern Ireland Road Safety Council's annual conference outside Belfast.
The East Londonderry representative said Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic needed to develop an all-island strategy on road safety.The East Londonderry representative said Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic needed to develop an all-island strategy on road safety.
"There can be no doubt that a lack of political will in the past has contributed to death on the roads north and south and must not be part of the future," he said."There can be no doubt that a lack of political will in the past has contributed to death on the roads north and south and must not be part of the future," he said.
"We must work together to harmonise our laws, share our information and jointly create a new ethic which lifts us out of the bottom of the league of European countries.""We must work together to harmonise our laws, share our information and jointly create a new ethic which lifts us out of the bottom of the league of European countries."