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| Bodies of missing Carlow children found after Mayo crash | Bodies of missing Carlow children found after Mayo crash |
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| Police in the Republic of Ireland called to a car crash have discovered the bodies of two children who had been declared missing in County Carlow. | Police in the Republic of Ireland called to a car crash have discovered the bodies of two children who had been declared missing in County Carlow. |
| The accident occurred just outside Westport, County Mayo, shortly after 15:00 BST on Monday. | The accident occurred just outside Westport, County Mayo, shortly after 15:00 BST on Monday. |
| The area has been sealed off for a forensic examination. | The area has been sealed off for a forensic examination. |
| The bodies are believed to be those of Eoghan Chada, 10, and his five-year-old brother Ruairi. | The bodies are believed to be those of Eoghan Chada, 10, and his five-year-old brother Ruairi. |
| The driver of the car has been taken to hospital. He is not thought to be seriously injured. | The driver of the car has been taken to hospital. He is not thought to be seriously injured. |
| The scene has been preserved for forensic technical examination and the office of the state pathologist has been notified. | The scene has been preserved for forensic technical examination and the office of the state pathologist has been notified. |
| The children were reported missing at 01:30 BST after they left the family home in Ballinkillen, County Carlow, on Sunday with their father Sanjeev Chada, to go bowling in Carlow town. | The children were reported missing at 01:30 BST after they left the family home in Ballinkillen, County Carlow, on Sunday with their father Sanjeev Chada, to go bowling in Carlow town. |
| Gardaí had earlier issued a child rescue alert seeking the public's help in finding the children. | Gardaí had earlier issued a child rescue alert seeking the public's help in finding the children. |
| They do not believe the children died from injuries received in the crash. | They do not believe the children died from injuries received in the crash. |
| Parish priest Fr Declan Foley was with the boys' mother when she learned they had died. | |
| He said she was devastated by what had happened. |