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Tragic deaths of teenagers
Villagers stunned as horrific crash claims young lives
The community of Clonroche was attempting to pick up the pieces of shattered village life this week following an horrific fatal accident which claimed the lives of two young cousins. Teresa Kehoe, (18) Canon Murphy Park, Clonroche died at the scene after the jeep she and her two friends were driving to work in, collided head on with a lorry on Thursday afternoon last, just yards from their homes. Her second cousin, Fiona Ryan, The Spout Road, Clonroche, who was 18 the day after the accident, gave up her fight for life on Monday afternoon and died at Wexford General Hospital. Another local girl, Tracey Cogley, from the Village of Clonroche, a back seat passenger in the vehicle, escaped with minor injuries. The three girls who worked together at the Lake Region factory in New Ross, were on their way to work at approximately 1.30 pm on Thursday afternoon when the collision occurred just yards from Canon Murphy Park. The emergency services were alerted straight away and a private ambulance travelling two cars behind them battled to save the two girls until back up arrived. However 18 year old Teresa Kehoe died shortly afterwards and her cousin Fiona Ryan was rushed to Wexford General Hospital where she remained on life support until Monday afternoon when she passed away. The driver of the lorry sustained minor injuries and both he and his passenger were also brought to Wexford General hospital where they were treated for shock. The entire village has been devastated by the double tragedy and have rallied around the two heartbroken families in an effort to offer them comfort and support. 'The whole village is absolutely stunned by this. We don't know what to do or what to say. All we can really do is be there for them and hope they get through it,' said one local. Hundreds of people turned out on Sunday morning to say their last farewells to Teresa at St. Clements Church in Clonroche. Later this week they will return once more to pay their final respects to her cousin Fiona and try to come to terms with two young lives cut brutally short.