Ballina Crash Named, The two teenagers who lost their lives following a road crash near Ballina have been named locally.

Ballina Crash Named, 30am: Two members of Marine Rescue NSW’s Ballina unit are confirmed to be among three people killed in last night’s boating tragedy off Ballina. On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. The third fatality is understood to have been on board a yacht that had earlier been reported in distress near the South Ballina break wall. Mar 1, 2026 · Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision in Ballina earlier today. 15am on Sunday, March 1. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year Mar 2, 2026 · The two young men who lost their lives in a single-vehicle road traffic collision in the early hours of Sunday morning have been named locally as Cian Farrell (18) and Padraic Tuffy (19). A Marine Rescue NSW vessel with six volunteer crew members responded, crossing the Ballina Bar (the sandbar at the mouth of the river) in heavy seas, causing the vessel to capsize. 19-year-old Padraic Tuffy and 18-year-old Cian Farrell were killed – and three other teenagers were injured – when their car hit a ditch shortly after 4. 15am. The two young men were pronounced dead at the scene. zrydxj, bnssav, ry5khx, 880v, xbq, 79oq, qo8k, fc1te, awlh, o0oq,