Jack O’Hora (left) and Ricky Langdon (right) tragically died on MondayA third man remains fighting for his life in hospital.
Heartbroken friends and relatives have begun to pay tribute to two young men who tragically lost their lives after a horror crash in Co. Mayo on Monday night.
Jack O'Hora (21) and Ricky Langdon (28), died when the Audi A6 they were travelling in hit a tree along the Killala Road near Ballina at around 11:15pm.
A third man, Declan Ferguson (29), was critically injured but was last night said to be in a stable condition in the local intensive care unit.
Mr O'Hora, originally from nearby Castleconnor in Co Sligo, had been home visiting from the UK where he was a member of the British army.
The young man was well-known in his home parish of Ballina, where it's believed he was staying during his home visit.
Mr Langdon, the driver of the car, was also well-known in Ballina.
''Heart of gold behind his smile.''
Local tributes flowed for the well-known men yesterday.
The Castleconnor Racquetball Club extended its "sincere sympathies to the O'Hora family on the tragic passing of Jack". The message was posted on their club's Facebook page above a collage of images of Jack O'Hora.
Mr Langdon had worked in a local garage in recent years and came from a large family living in the area.
A relative yesterday paid tribute to him on social media, describing him as having "a heart of gold behind his smile".
Local councillor Gerry Ginty, described how friends of the two victims gathered at the scene when news of the tragedy emerged.
"A large crowd of teenagers and people in their 20s gathered at the scene in shock. It was a very bad sight, they were all in a terrible state," he said.
"The lads are from Ballina and come from well-respected families. My thoughts are with them all.
"My heart goes out to the poor mothers and fathers who were woken up to the horrible news," Mr Ginty said.
