THE thoughts of two grief-stricken families were with each other yesterday as they buried three young car crash victims and prayed for another passenger injured in the same accident who remains in a serious condition in hospital.

THOUSANDS of mourners in Co Cork were last night paying their respects to a brother, sister and friend who died in a horrific road accident.

HUNDREDS of mourners yesterday said their last farewell to a young sportsman who died in a car accident earlier this week.

TWO small communities were united in grief yesterday as they tried to come to terms with the deaths of a brother and sister and their friend.

Road safety tzar Gay Byrne must stop blaming young people for fatal accidents and should resign, it was claimed today.

The shocking death toll on the country’s roads continued to soar today after a cyclist was struck by a car in Co Westmeath.

Gardaí have named the three young people who died in yesterday afternoon's tragic road crash in Co Laois.