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Sophie Collins & Rachel Curran

Funeral details confirmed for children killed in Westmeath car fire as murder investigation launched

The funeral details have been confirmed for the two young children who died in a car fire in Co Westmeath last week, as gardai launch a full investigation into their deaths.

Brother and sister Michael, aged 2, and Thelma, aged 5, died in the horror blaze while their mother, Lynn Egar, suffered serious injuries. She was rescued from the car fire by a passing lorry driver.

Mikey was pronounced dead at the scene and Thelma lost her life shortly after being rushed to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore.

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