Sister describes girl, 15, who died in Tipperary collision as her 'whole world and more'

Leah O'Meara’s death brings the number of fatalities on Irish roads so far this year to 25.

The heartbroken sister of a teenager who died in a two-car collision in Tipperary has paid tribute to her younger sibling, saying her "best friend" was her "whole world and more".

The teenager, named locally as 15-year-old Leah O’Meara, died when the car in which she was a passenger crashed into another car at around 6.45pm on Thursday on the R503 at Rearcross near Nenagh.