 Four young people who all died in a crash while on the way to a school exam results celebration in Ireland have been named. Zoey Coffey, Nicole Murphy and Grace McSweeney, all aged 18, were killed alongside driver Luke McSweeney, 24, when the car they were in crashed into a wall in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. The group, who were heading to a party, have been named by Gardai following the horror smash in Mountain Road. Superintendent Kieran Ruane, of Clonmel Garda station, extended his sympathies to the families of the victims. He said: 'An Garda Siochana supported by other emergency services including Clonmel fire brigade, HSE paramedics, Tipperary University Hospital and Tipperary County Council initiated a major incident response. 'The scene at Hillview remains closed today and a technical and forensic examination is being carried out by An Garda Siochana forensic collision investigators. 'The remains of all four deceased were removed from the scene last night to Tipperary University Hospital. 'An Garda Siochana have notified the local coroner and post-mortems will be carried out over the coming days at Waterford University Hospital.' This is a breaking news story. More to follow. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.){kind=link}
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Four young people who all died in a crash while on the way to a school exam results celebration in Ireland have been named.
Zoey Coffey, Nicole Murphy and Grace McSweeney, all aged 18, were killed alongside driver Luke McSweeney, 24, when the car they were in crashed into a wall in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.
The group, who were heading to a party, have been named by Gardai following the horror smash in Mountain Road.
It’s believed was travelling downhill when it lost control and overturned near the entrance of the Hillview Sports Club.