The funerals of a father and son killed in a crash in Co Armagh will take place on New Year’s Day.
Peter and Loughlin Devlin died in the accident near Killylea on Friday.
Four others, including a baby, were taken to hospital. One woman is in a critical condition. The two victims were from the Tynan area.
A joint funeral will take place in the Church of St Joseph, Tynan, at midday.
Peter Devlin and his son were described in death notices as a “beloved husband” and “loving father”.
Local priest Fr Sean Moore said the thoughts of everyone in the community are with the men’s relatives.
“It is an awful shock to the community, the community is in total shock,” he told the BBC.
Fr Moore said he had visited family members of the victims.
“There is very little you can say except be there,” he said.
The collision, involving an Audi and a Mercedes, occurred shortly before 1pm on Friday. Flowers have been left at the scene.
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Sarah Duffy, the Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council, said it was a “very sad time” for the community.
“This Christmas season, which is meant to bring families together in joy and celebration, has been overshadowed by an unimaginable tragedy in our community,” she said.
She added: “As a community, we will come together to support those affected in the very sad times ahead”.
SDLP councillor Thomas O’Hanlon said: “It’s just terrible for those involved and we keep those hurt and those mourning in our prayers.”
It follows a series of fatal accidents on local roads, with six people dying in the week leading up to Christmas.
The funerals of several victims heard how the tragedies have brought sadness to many communities this festive season.
On Saturday, the funeral of Amy Stokes (20) was told that she had recently discovered she was to become a new mum.
Amy Stokes (20) died on December 23 near Derrylin
Ms Stokes died on December 23 after an accident near Derrylin in Co Fermanagh.
She had married her husband Damien just three months earlier.
At her funeral in Ballyconnell, Co Cavan, parish priest Fr Liam Kelly said that Amy was “happy, radiant and full of fun”.
Addressing mourners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, he also made a plea for road safety given the recent spate of deaths.
Separately, a lorry driver aged in his 40s died after a collision near Beragh, Co Tyrone, on the same day as Ms Stokes.
Police said the single-vehicle collision in the Moylagh Road area was reported shortly after 7.50am.
On Christmas Eve, 34-year-old John Hanna, who was from Downpatrick, died after a single-vehicle collision on the Downpatrick Road in Ballynahinch.
His funeral will take place in the town tomorrow morning, with a death notice saying that he was a dearly loved son, a dear brother, uncle and loving father.
On December 20, a man in his 70s died in a collision in Co Antrim.
The accident happened when a black Porsche Cayenne mounted a roundabout on the Belfast Road in Ballynure and collided with a lorry.
A woman was taken to hospital for treatment to her injuries.
The same day, pedestrian Edmund ‘Ned’ Hughes died after a collision as he walked along John Street in Dungannon. He was taken to hospital, but died from his injuries.
The day before, father-of-four Garrick Wood passed away when the car in which he was travelling was involved in a collision near Victoria Bridge, Co Tyrone. His funeral took place on Christmas Eve.
Davy Jackson, chair of Road Safe NI, said road fatalities are getting worse and has emphasised the need for more road safety campaigns.
“People here are losing their lives at a rate of more than one every week,” he said.
“We cannot allow this to continue. Every road user can and must play their part to help make our roads safer by driving or riding or walking with care, courtesy and consideration.”