Brothers killed in Kerry crash named
The two teenage brothers who died in today's crash outside Killarney have been named as 17-year-old David Breen and his 15-year-old brother Kevin, from Killarney.
A 15-year-old girl also died at the scene of the crash on the Mallow to Killarney road, while a fourth person - a 19-year-old man - later died from his injuries in hospital. The two brothers and their friend all died instantly.
The fifth person travelling in the car - a 16-year-old boy - is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after the crash, which happened at about 7.15am this morning.
The mangled wreck of the 00 reg Hyundai Accent car has been removed from the scene for a technical examination.
A local priest called to the scene of the crash said several communities had been "deadened" by the loss of life.
Father Kevin McNamara, who knew some of the teenagers, said: “(It was) a lovely day, a lovely crisp day, a nice day in Killarney but there is darkness, there’s sadness around, there’s real pain at the loss that is being felt…It has just deadened us all. It has just saddened us."
