The four people who died in a single-vehicle collision in Armagh, Northern Ireland, have been pictured for the first time.
Phil Mitchell, Marina Crilly, Keith Morrison and Emma Mallon have been named locally as those who died in the Sunday crash.
They were killed when the grey Volkswagen Golf they were driving in struck a tree along Ballynahonemore Road on the city outskirts at around 2.10am.
The driver and the three passengers, all in their 20s, were declared dead at the scene.
Marina was a mother of one and Emma attended St Patrick’s High School in Keady.
A friend of the two women, Caoimhe Black, said on Facebook: ‘Absolutely no words. Complete heartache, I’ll miss you girls so much and forever in my heart.’
Hairdresser Nicola Hirst said Marina and Emma were ‘beautiful inside and out’ and ‘will be missed by so many’.
While Haffey’s Sports Grounds Team said Keith was a ‘beloved’ regular at the Portadown sports grounds and said his funeral will be held later this week.
The company said: ‘Keith has been a part of the Haffey Sportsground family since he was fifteen when he came to work during school holidays alongside his father Alwyn who managed our garage and yard.
‘Since then Keith has become an integral part of our team driving lorries and tractors, maintaining sports grounds all over the island of Ireland.’
The Motorsport Hub, a Facebook page for motorsport fans, said Phil was an ‘experienced competitor, especially in the junior categories’.
The group said on Facebook: ‘He was the 2019 Junior Border Rally Champions. Thoughts are with the family circle at this time.’
District Commander Superintendent Paul McGrattan of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said: ‘This is an unspeakable tragedy for the families involved, and for the wider community, who will understandably struggle to comprehend such loss of life.
‘A thorough and sensitive investigation is now underway and anyone with information that could assist us is asked to get in touch with the Collision Investigation Unit.
‘Police remain at the scene at present and the Ballynahonemore Road will be closed for most of the day.
‘The thoughts of the entire police service are with the families, friends and loved ones of those who have lost their lives.’
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