The names of two men who died in a fatal crash involving an off-duty garda on the Limerick to Cork motorway have been released.
Mark Farrell, (23) of Mayfield, Cork and Gavin O’Callaghan, (20) of Knocknaheny, Cork, were struck by an Opel Astra travelling on the overtaking lane of the M20 on Wednesday night.
The incident took place shortly before midnight on Wednesday night on the southbound lane of the motorway, just before the junction three turn-off for Raheen.
A female garda was also travelling in the privately owned Opel Astra at the time of the collision. Both gardaí had just come off duty from Henry Street Garda station in Limerick where they are stationed as uniformed members of the force.
It is understood that the two men had been involved in an altercation on the road minutes before the collision occurred.
The Garda Ombudsman Commission said its investigation into the incident was ongoing.
The off-duty gardaí involved in the crash were said to be in a distressed state when colleagues from the emergency services arrived at the scene.
They suffered shock but were not hospitalised.
The Garda Ombudsman Commission is leading the inquiry and investigators are anxious to speak to the occupants of a car that was parked on the hard shoulder of the motorway at the time of the collision.
A spokesman for the commission asked anyone who may be of assistance to call 1890-600800.