Steven McGrath, Theresa Robion and Kaylem O died in this morning’s horrific crash
A PRIEST has spoken of his sorrow after attending the scene of a car crash that killed three young people.
Friends Steven McCafferty, 19, Teresa Robinson, 20, and Kaylem Ó Murachaidh, aged 18, all perished in a head-on collission in Drumkeen, Co Donegal in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A fourth man is in a serious condition in Letterkenny hospital.
Fr Eamonn Kelly said: “We blessed the bodies of the three deceased and we said a prayer for the man that was injured.”
The tragic deaths came just 24 hours after two men men were killed in another head on collision with a van on the main Derry to Letterkenny N13 road.
Four out of the five victims were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.
Added Fr Kelly: “We also said a prayer for the emergency services,”.
“It was a very sad scene, when anybody loses their life obviously it is very sad, and there are great difficulties involved.
“You never get used to it because everyone is different. Even though you may have been called to accidents before you have never been called to this accident before.”
Fr Kelly acknowledged that the victims’ families would now be going through a “terrible” process of grief and mourning.
“The shock of losing someone so fast is hard to take on board, the sinking in feeling of the reality that they will no longer be with them.
“The weeks and months that lie ahead and the emptiness of it all, and as it all unfolds, it’s such a harrowing thing for all the people involved.
“The impact on the local community is immense in the loss of any young person. There is such a vacuum left behind,” he said.
Gardai have appealed for anyone with information about Thursday’s crash to come forward.
The scene of the traagic accident on a forest road outside Letterkenny where three young people have lost their lives. (North West Newspix)
