Tragic crash victims from left to right: Marina Crilly, Phil Mitchell, Emma Mallon and Keith Morrison
The four – Marina Crilly, Emma Mallon, Phil Mitchell and Keith Morrison. all aged in their 20s – had been travelling in a grey Volkswagen Golf, which was involved in a single-vehicle collision in the early hours of Sunday morning.
It is understood the car they were travelling in struck a tree on the Ballynahonemore Road in Armagh at around 2.10am on Sunday morning, March 24.
Police said all four pals were pronounced dead at the scene.
Crime scene investigators and police officers attended the scene on Sunday morning to determine what specifically caused the vehicle to crash.
Ms Crilly is survived by her young son, mother, and two brothers. Her father, Jason Crilly, also sadly passed away in 2021 at the age of 48.
Mr Mitchell worked as a local lorry driver.
A funeral notice for Mr Morrison states that he was the “beloved son of Alwyn and Lisa, loving brother of Denise, Georgina, Emily and Melanie, stepson of Christine Wright”.
Funeral arrangements are to be made at a later date.
District Commander Superintendent Paul McGrattan 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 PSNI spokesperson for added that a “thorough and sensitive investigation” is now under way and anyone with information that could assist police has been asked to get in touch with the Collision Investigation Unit.
“The thoughts of the entire Police Service are with the families, friends and loved ones of those who have lost their lives,” he said.
Sinn Féín councillor Bróna Haughey shared her thoughts and prayers with the families of the four young people, who were all local to the Armagh region.
“My heart goes out to all those involved with this tragedy,” she said.
Their tragic deaths bring to 15 the number of people who have lost their lives on the North’s roads in the first three months of 2024 – two more than this time last year.
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