Witness appeal issued after five teenagers seriously injured in car crash 

The three boys and two girls are aged 17-18 years and are 5th and 6th-year students at Youghal's Pobalscoil Na Tríonóide

Two of the male students injured in the crash are twins from the immediate west Waterford area, while the others are from Youghal town.

Gardaí in Cork are appealing for witnesses after a serious car accident involving five teenagers on Thursday has left their families and school in shock. 

The principal of an east Cork secondary school attended by the five teenagers injured in the incident said the accident had left “all the families involved and the entire school in shock”.