Ireland Named in reporting
Lena
11 reports across 1 case, 22 Aug 2021 to 7 Sep 2021
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Nationality
- Kurdish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Road traffic accident (death)
- Where
- Co. Galway
- Reporting
- 11 reports, 22 Aug 2021 to 7 Sep 2021
- Outlets
- extra.ie, irishmirror.ie, galwaydaily.com
Cases
latest first- Kurdish family buried in Kurdistan after fatal M6 crash near Ballinasloe Road traffic accident (death) · Co. Galway
Kurdish man Karzan Sabah, 36, his wife Shahen Qasm, 31, and their eight-month-old daughter Lena were killed on 19 August 2021 when their car was struck head-on by a vehicle believed to have been driven the wrong way on the M6 at Poolboy, Ballinasloe, County Galway. The wrong-way driver, Polish man Jonasz Lach, also died in the three-vehicle collision, and a person in a third car sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Gardaí investigated the crash, appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, while the family's remains were repatriated to Erbil, Kurdistan. The three victims were buried in Bahrka, Erbil, on 5 September 2021.
Reported, 20 Aug 2021Victim · 11 reports
Timeline
every report naming Lena, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 7 Sep2021Mourners 'cry uncontrollably' as family killed in M6 crash buried in Kurdistan - Extra.ievictim, Lina, female, Kurdish, non-irishLina
- 2 Sep2021Bodies of tragic family killed in horror M6 crash leave Ireland for Kurdistanvictim, Lina, female, Kurdish, non-irishLina
- 1 Sep2021Bodies of family tragically killed in Galway crash begin final journey home for burial - Extra.ievictim, Lena, female, Iraqi, non-irishLena
- 1 Sep2021Family of people killed in M6 crash want to contact relatives of other drivervictim, Lina, femaleLina
- 26 Aug2021Fundraising campaign for family killed in M6 horror crash clears €100,000 - Extra.ievictim, Lena, Kurdish, non-irishLena
- 24 Aug2021Book of Condolences opened for Kurdish family killed in tragic crash - Galway Dailyvictim, Lena, 8 months, female, Kurdish, non-irishLena
- 24 Aug2021Over €68,000 raised to repatriate family killed in motorway crash - Galway Dailyvictim, Lina, 8 months, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lina
- 24 Aug2021Young family killed in M6 crash may be repatriated to Kurdistan this weekvictim, Lina, 8 months, female, Kurdish, non-irishLina
- 23 Aug2021Over €25,000 raised to send bodies of family killed in Galway crash home - Extra.ievictim, Lena, 8 months, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lena
- 23 Aug2021Tragic family killed in horror Galway crash were hoping to start 'new life'victim, Lena, 8 months, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lena
- 22 Aug2021Community mourns Kurdish family killed in motorway crash - Galway Dailyvictim, Lena, 8 months, female, non-irish (judged from name)Lena
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