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| Athy crash: Four women killed, three injured in County Kildare | Athy crash: Four women killed, three injured in County Kildare |
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| Four young women have been killed and another seriously injured in a crash in County Kildare in the Republic of Ireland. | |
| The women were passengers in a car which collided with a van at about 21:45 GMT on Tuesday. | |
| Those who died were Aisling Middleton of Athy, Kildare, Gemma Nolan and Niamh Doyle from Carlow town, all 19. | |
| The fourth victim was Chermaine Carroll, 20, of Pollerton, Carlow. | |
| The driver of the car, 20, remains seriously ill. | |
| The crash happened on the N78 at Burtown, near Athy. | The crash happened on the N78 at Burtown, near Athy. |
| The two men travelling in the van were seriously injured, but managed to escape from the van before it caught fire. | The two men travelling in the van were seriously injured, but managed to escape from the van before it caught fire. |
| Fr Frank McEvoy was called to the scene two hours after the crash. | |
| He told Irish radio station, Newstalk, on Wednesday that it was a "very sad and very sobering" scene. | |
| "It really brought it home. So many people are careful on the roads now but anything can happen," he said. | |
| "Nothing could be done for those women, the inspector said to me the families would appreciate it if a priest came and prayed for them." | |
| The road has been re-opened to traffic following a forensic investigation. |