Fundraiser for family injured in M9 crash raises hundreds of thousands
The GoFundMe was set up by a friend of one of the women, who said the family are ‘facing a long and challenging road ahead’.
A fundraiser for four members of the same family who were seriously injured in a horror crash in Co Kildare has raised hundreds of thousands of euro.
The GoFundMe was set up by a friend of one of the injured women, who said the family are “facing a long and challenging road ahead”.
Sisters Ella Hendricken, Niamh Kinsella and Alma Kinsella, aged in their 20s and 30s, and a young boy were seriously injured when a car crashed into their vehicle head-on on Sunday.
Five teenagers in the other car, which was travelling the wrong way down the M9 motorway, died.
They have been named locally as Joe Carthy, Jack Kennedy, Alex McCarthy, Jeremy O’Brien, and Kamil Pustkowski.
The GoFundMe has raised more than 225,000 euro to date.
A family friend posted on the fundraising page when it was set up: “Hi my name is Bryan and I’m setting up this fundraiser for my best friend Ella and her sisters, Niamh and Alma, who were recently involved in a serious road traffic accident.
“This has been an incredibly difficult and frightening time for Ella, Niamh, Alma and their family.
“They are facing a long and challenging road ahead, and right now I ask that you keep them all in your thoughts and prayers. All funds going directly to the family.”