An Irish American family killed in a horrific collision in Co Wexford were attempting to undertake a U-turn on a busy road as they travelled to a funeral when the tragedy occurred.
The inquest today heard that four members of the Alexander family were travelling in convoy with relatives on the N25 when they believed they had missed a turn.
Douglas Alexander Senior, his wife Lily and their sons, Douglas Alexander Junior and Stephen, died at the scene after the car became trapped underneath the lorry which jack-knifed.
The inquest heard that the lorry, which was travelling under the speed limit, did not have the time or the distance to avoid the collision.
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