Utterly heartbreaking as a Garda spokesman said the families affected are 'hugely devastated'
The deaths of two young girls killed on their way to a Debs Ball in Monaghan has been described as an "unimaginable tragedy" which has caused harrowing scenes of grief.Three other people, all believed to be in the same car, were also taken to hospital on Monday evening.An 18-year-old woman who was taken to Cavan General Hospital is now in a critical but stable condition, Gardai said. A 60-year-old man remains in a critical condition in Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital.
“We’ve a senior investigating officer appointed, we’ve already had a case conference at Monaghan Garda Station,” he told reporters at Clones Garda Station. He said that the families affected are “hugely devastated”, and asked that their peace and privacy be respected. The N54 is due to be reopened following a forensic examination of the scene and a senior investigating officer has been appointed to lead the investigation.
The principal of a secondary school in Co Monaghan has expressed “deepest sympathies” to the families and friends of two girls killed in a crash.