Tragedy has struck once again in County Tipperary as a number of people have been confirmed dead in a single vehicle collision in Cashel this evening.
Emergency services attending the scene near Cashel on Tuesday night said “initial indications” were that an unspecified number of people in the single-vehicle crash had died.
It is believed there were a total of five people inside the car which crashed on a minor road near the townland of Rathcoun outside Cashel at about 8.50pm.
In a statement, gardaí said they were in the process of informing families on Tuesday night and said no further information was immediately available.
It has been reported that at least three people are believed to have died, one of whom is a young child.
It comes four days after the deaths of four people in a single vehicle collision in Clonmel, which is just some 23km away.
More on this story as we get it.
