Teenage sweethearts among five killed on roads in past three days

Funeral arrangements are being prepared for devoted teenage sweethearts Gary Kelly and Delia Keary after they both lost their lives following a head-on road collision, last Friday.

Mr Kelly, 19, of Gort Road, Ennis, Co Clare, died instantly when the 4x4 he was driving was in a collision with a truck on the N21 Limerick Tralee Road, a short distance from Abbeyfeale.

His girlfriend, Ms Keary, 18, who was a front seat passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead on Saturday at University Hospital Limerick.