Clonmel crash that killed four young people 'an appalling tragedy', inquest hears

Tipperary coroner returns verdicts of accidental death in relation to all four teenagers who died in the Clonmel crash in August 2023 

Grace McSweeney, 18, Zoe Coffey, 18, Nicole Murphy, 18, and Luke McSweeney, 24, who died in the crash in Clonmel Co Tipp on Friday August 25, 2023. Pictures: Garda Info

Treacherous road conditions following "torrential" rain which resembled a “flowing river” contributed to a crash which killed four young people in Clonmel, an inquest has heard.

A verdict of accidental death was on Thursday returned at an inquest in Tipperary into the deaths of Luke McSweeney, aged 24, from Clonmel, his 18-year-old sister Grace, Zoey Coffey, aged 18, from Kilsheelan and Nicole Murphy, aged 18, from Ballpatrick.