TIPPERARY TEENAGER KILLED IN PORTUMNA CRASH

Date Published: 01-Nov-2011

A Tipperary teenager was killed in a crash near Portumna yesterday. [31/10]

17 year old, Claire Prendergast from Golden in Tipperary, was a front seat passenger in a car which was in collision with another car.

The crash happened at Thornfield between Killimor and Portumna around half 11 yesterday morning.

Claire Prendergast was in her Leaving Cert year at Cashel Community School.

Two other girls who were in the car with Claire were seriously injured and are being treated at University Hospital Galway.

Four occupants of the second car, two men and two children were taken to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe.

It's understood their injuries were not life threatening.