On Sunday afternoon, six teenagers - aged between 13 and 15 - were injured when a Nissan X-Trail struck them as it mounted the footpath on Oliver Plunkett Road at Monkstown Farm near Dún Laoghaire, south Dublin.
According to reports, two of the six victims of a crash have both undergone amputations.
A GoFundMe has now been set up "to help the families involved in the tragic accident."
GoFundMe organizer, May McCarthy, said: "Hi, I am fundraising to help the families involved in the tragic accident in Monkstown on Sunday.
"The majority of the children are from single-income households, and the expense involved for the parents visiting hospitals, etc is a lot at this time of the year. Any help would be appreciated for this sad accident."
So far, nearly €60k has been raised, with donations continuing to rise.
Gardai are now trying to establish what caused the accident with one theory that the driver of the car - a woman in her 40s - suffered a medical episode.
Eyewitness Deborah Mooney previously told RTE Radio 1’s News at One: "I am not the better for what I saw. I just saw a car coming down the road and then it picked up speed, kind of, and went straight into this pole here.
"It just all happened so quick.
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"I just saw a group of kids here at the bin, just hanging around. I just saw one go up in the air. It was horrific, absolutely horrific. It is unbelievable, I will never forget what I saw, ever, ever. My heart goes out to the families of these people, how a tragic accident can happen like that.
"I didn’t sleep last night - I can’t get the vision out of my mind. I just hope and pray that they are going to be okay.
"They are all local, lovely boys, they meet here on a Sunday. They were just standing here all together just chatting away. Some of them had their back to the car so they didn’t actually see the car come. One went up in the air, it was just horrendous."
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Dún Laoghaire Garda Station on (01) 6665000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
You can donate to the GoFundMe here.
* This article was originally published on Evoke.ie.
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