By Cillian Sherlock, PA

Hundreds of people have taken part in vigils to remember five young adults who died in a Co Louth crash.

Three separate vigils were arranged in Ardee, Co Louth; Drumconrath, Co Meath; and Aughnamullen, Co Monaghan; to pay tribute to the deceased on Tuesday night.

The victims in the crash were: Chloe McGee, 23, and Shay Duffy, 21, both from Carrickmacross in Co Monaghan; Alan McCluskey, 23, from Drumconrath in Co Meath; Dylan Commins, 23, from Ardee in Co Louth; and Chloe Hipson, 21, from Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

They were travelling together in a Volkswagen Golf while on their way to Dundalk for a night out when they died in the crash on Saturday.

A sixth person who was in the car, also aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Two other people were also injured in what gardaí described as a “shocking and devastating” crash.

The incident, which involved the Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser, happened on a road near Dundalk just after 9pm.

Post-mortem examinations of the deceased have now been completed and their remains have been released to their families.

The sixth occupant of the Volkswagen Golf, a man in his 20s, has been discharged from hospital.

The two occupants of the Toyota Landcruiser, a man and a woman in their 20s, remain in hospital where they continue to receive medical treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

Meanwhile, gardaí continue to investigate all the circumstances behind the crash and issued a renewed witness appeal.