The police in Ireland have announced the names of a young boy and his grandparents who were sadly killed in a car accident in County Tipperary.
Thomas O’Reilly, who is 45 years old, Bridget O’Reilly, who is 46 years old, and their three-year-old grandson Tom O’Reilly lost their lives in a crash in Cashel on Tuesday evening.
The crash hurt the child’s parents, who are both 22 years old.
The man is receiving care for severe injuries while the woman got injuries that are not as severe.
Thomas and Bridget O’Reilly were from the Waller’s Lot neighborhood in Cashel.
The accident happened a few days after four young people died in another car crash in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.
Garda Superintendent Kieran Ruane said that the people living in Cashel were really surprised and very sad about the accident that happened on Tuesday.
The crash happened a little before 9pm when a car crashed into a wall in the Windmill-Knockbulloge area of Cashel.
Mr Ruane said, “I am very sorry for the loss of Thomas, Bridget, and Tom. Everyone at An Garda Siochana is sending our thoughts and condolences to their family and friends in this tragic time. ”
He said that the police would look into everything about the crash.
The police officer praised the quick actions of the emergency services during the incident.
The people in Cashel are very upset and sad about a terrible car accident that happened to one family. Three people from the family died.
I talked to the family of the person who died this morning. They are extremely upset about what happened.
I want to let the family and the community know that the local police here in south Tipperary are here to help and support them as we all deal with this sad event in the upcoming days, weeks, and months.
I want to ask anyone who knows anything about this car accident on the road to please get in touch with the investigators at Cahir Garda station.
Irish leader Leo Varadkar honored the victims of a recent car accident in County Tipperary.
I am very sorry for the loss of the people who died in the car accident in Cashel. My thoughts and prayers go out to their friends and family. The Taoiseach wrote on social media platform X, which used to be called Twitter, saying “I hope they find peace in their rest. ”
I’m thinking about everyone in Tipperary. It’s really sad to hear this bad news, especially after the tragic deaths in Clonmel.
Mags Casey, from the Tipperary Rural Travellers Project, mentioned that she has been acquainted with the family involved in the accident in Cashel for 23 years.
“The people who travel around Ireland are feeling very surprised, extremely upset, and unable to react, at this specific moment,” she said during an interview with RTE’s News At One.
In the town of Clonmel, a crash happened on Friday evening that caused the deaths of four young people. Luke McSweeney, who was 24, and his sister Grace McSweeney, who was 18, were involved in the accident. Additionally, Zoey Coffey and Nicole Murphy, both 18 years old, also lost their lives.
Mr McSweeney was taking the teenagers to a bus on Friday when the car flipped over and smashed into a wall.
The young people were going to celebrate their exam results. They had gotten their results earlier that day on Friday.
After the Cashel crash, the road in the Windmill-Knockbulloge area stayed closed to traffic on Wednesday afternoon. Police officers who specialize in investigating car accidents, called the Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, were at the site to examine what happened.
The local councillor, Declan Burgess, shared his condolences with the family and also appreciated the local people who were present at the crash site on Tuesday night.
“He told reporters that it was really sad news, especially after the tragedy in Clonmel. ”
Our community is facing another difficult situation, which is very sad, especially because a child is involved.
On behalf of the town, I want to say how sorry I am to the families who have been hurt. Cashel is still struggling with this.
We are also thinking about the two people who are still in the hospital.
I want to say thank you to the amazing people who were the first to help at the accident, and also thank the people who live in the Windmill-Knockbulloge area for being the first to arrive at the scene.
Local council member Roger Kennedy said it was a very unfortunate and sorrowful situation.
‘I feel sorry for the family,’ he said, mentioning that it is sad for them to have lost three members of the same family.
‘They are a big family with many relatives, and they receive a lot of help from people around them and will continue to receive a lot of help from the community. ‘
A special room has been set up at Cahir Garda Station and a top detective has been put in charge of the investigation.
The police are asking anyone who saw the accident to call the investigating team.
If you were driving in the Windmill Knockbulloge area near Cashel on Tuesday between 8:30pm and 9:15pm and have a camera or dash-cam, please share your footage with the police.