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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 head-on collision between two cars happened near the village of Threemilehouse, outside Monaghan town, at about 0215 BST on Saturday. | |
| Brian O'Neill, 19, Dermot Thornton, 21, and cousins Gary McCormick and Ciaran Hagan, who were both 20, all came from the village. | Brian O'Neill, 19, Dermot Thornton, 21, and cousins Gary McCormick and Ciaran Hagan, who were both 20, all came from the village. |
| The four men were pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains critical. | The four men were pronounced dead at the scene. A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital where he remains critical. |
| 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. |
| The gardai have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them. | The gardai have appealed for anyone who witnessed the accident to contact them. |
| Sympathy | 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." |