Fundraiser for 3 sisters seriously injured after horrific M9 crash raises 6-figure sum in HOURS as stars lead donations
A FUNDRAISER launched for three sisters injured in the horrific wrong-way M9 crash in Co Kildare has raised over €270,000 in just 17 hours.
Ella Hendricken, Niamh Kinsella and Alma Kinsella, as well as Alma’s seven-year-old son Yemi, are in hospital after their Hyundai was hit by a BMW driven by five teens at 3am on Sunday.
Five teenagers died at the scene of the horrific smash.
They have been named locally as Joe Carthy, 15, Jack Kennedy, 17, Alex McCarthy, 17, Jeremy O’Brien, 18, and 17-year-old Kamil Pustkowski.
Niamh and Alma, who are understood to have been in the front of the vehicle when the collision took place, are understood to remain in a critical condition in Tallaght Hospital.
Ella is in St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious condition and seven-year-old Yemi is being treated for injuries at Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
The innocent Co Carlow family were on their way to Dublin Airport to attend a family wedding in the UK when the teens’ BMW drove at high speeds on the wrong side of the road and smashed into their Hyundai.
A GoFundMe set up to help the family in their “long and challenging” road ahead has already raised €279,084 in 17 hours at the time of writing.
Among the donators were model Rozanna Purcell and comedian Garron Noone, who generously gave €1,000 each for the cause, and an anonymous donor who gifted €2,000.
Ella’s best friend Bryan Curley set up the fundraiser, saying: “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 & prayers. All funds going directly to the family.”
The fundraiser is available to view here.
Today, The Irish Sun reported how the five teens killed in the wrong-way smash were suspected of involvement in several criminal incidents.
And two of the teens, Carthy and McCarthy, were quizzed by Gardai over a hit-and-run in Carlow on July 8, when motorcyclist Jackson Singh was hit and seriously injured by a stolen black Ford Ranger pick-up.
