Tears and prayers at scene of carnage

IN the gentle autumn sunlight, yesterday, relatives and friends came with flowers; some wiped tears away and crossed themselves as their lips moved in prayer.

One man who didn’t know any of the four teenage victims of Wednesday morning’s devastating car crash in Co Kerry stopped his car, walked to the scene, stood silently and prayed for a few minutes.

Birds sang on the tree branches over the spot where the young lives ended so horribly and abruptly. Their song was like a requiem and everything was peaceful.