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Two men aged in their 20s have been killed and two other young people injured in a crash in Co Carlow, gardai have said.
The single vehicle crash happened on the N80 in Leagh, Rathoe at around 1.15am on Friday.
Two men, the driver and a passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two other passengers of the car, a man and a woman aged in their 20s, were taken to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
The N80 at Leagh is currently closed and will remain closed for a number of hours as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators examine the scene, while diversions are in place.
Gardai are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.
It is understood the vehicle involved in the collision was travelling from Mount Leinster to Carlow town via Fenagh.
Any road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, and were travelling along this route, or who were on the N80 at Leagh between midnight and 1.15am are asked to make this footage available to gardai.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Carlow Garda station on 059 913 6620, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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