Three men and two women, all in their 20s, dead after horror crash outside Dundalk, Co. Louth
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Two car crash occurred on the Ardee Road shortly after 9pm last nightAll five deceased were travelling in the same car, a VW GolfA sixth person travelling in the Golf is in hospital with serious injuriesA male and female in a Toyota Land Cruiser are in hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The crash occurred on the L3168 on the outskirts of Dundalk on Saturday night. Photo: Ken Finegan / Newspics Photography
The ArgusToday at 11:24
Five people have died after a horror road crash in Co. Louth last night.
It is understood three men and two women are dead, all of whom are in their 20s.
The crash, involving two vehicles, occurred in the townland of Gibstown, on the Ardee Road, on the outskirts of Dundalk town shortly after 9pm.
All five deceased were travelling in the same car, a Volkswagen Golf.
They are understood to be from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Drumconrath, Co. Louth and Scotland.
There was a sixth person in the Golf, a male, who is in hospital with serious injuries.
A male and female in Toyota Land Cruiser are in hospital with non life threatening injuries.
Gardaí have stated that “the vehicles and bodies of the deceased all remain at scene”.
The L3168 remains closed between the N52 and the R171, which is preserved pending a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local traffic diversions are in place.
The crash occurred on the L3168 on the outskirts of Dundalk on Saturday night. Photo: Ken Finegan / Newspics Photography
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the L3168, Ardee Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth between 8.30pm and 9.15pm on the night of Saturday November 15, 2025 are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042 938 8400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
The victims will be prayed for at Masses throughout the town and county this morning by a community numbed by news of such a tragedy.
Later this afternoon, at 1pm, an annual remembrance mass for road victims will be held in St Augustine’s Church, Drogheda, when sadly the latest victims and their bereaved families will be prayed for.
