‘Deep sadness’ in north west Kilkenny as former student to be laid to rest today following weekend crash

The funeral of a young man who died in a road crash in County Tipperary will take place this morning.

18-year-old David Lahart from Killenaule died with Gediminas Urbonas from Holycross in the multi-car incident which happened on Saturday evening at Killeen, Ballinunty, while two women in another vehicle were taken to hospital.

David’s a former student of Coláiste Mhuire in Johnstown – they’ve issued this tribute in a social media posting:

Funeral for the young man will take place at 11:30am this (Wednesday) morning at St. Mary’s Church Killenaule after which he’ll be laid to rest in Crosscannon Cemetery.

Kilkenny city salon Crown has also issued it’s note of sympathy;