DAVID JOHNSTONE says

I REMEMBER THE BOYS WELL IN FACT THE DRIVER WAS ONE OF MY BEST MATES. HIS NAME WAS BILLY HOOD AND THEY WERE RETURNING FROM AN INVERNESS VERSUS CELTIC GAME

DAVID JOHNSTONE says

CRAIG THIS IS DAVY JOHNSTONE AGAIN , THERE WERE ACTUALLY FIVE BOYS IN THE CAR AND ONE OF THEM SURVIVED , IT WAS SUCH A TRAGIC ACCIDENT

DAVID JOHNSTONE says

HI CRAIG DAVY HERE AGAIN , BILLY HOOD WAS FROM THE MILTON , MARK HAMPSON WAS FROM THE MILTON , IAN SWINDLE WAS FROM THE FUDSTONE AND I THOUGHT THAT THE BOY ROONEY WAS FROM THE MILTON CANNOT REMEMBER THE OTHER BOYS NAME , THE BOY THAT SURVIVED ONLY DID BECAUSE OF THE THREE BOYS IN THE BACK HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE AND HAD TO BE CUT OUT  OF THE CAR. IT WAS BILLYS FIRST CAR , A FORD ESCORT I BELIEVE . AS FAR AS WE KNOW BILLY AND THE BOYS WERE COMING FROM THE SLIP ROAD ONTO THE MOTORWAY OR DUAL CARRIAGEWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND AN ONCOMING LORRY STRUCK THEM FROM BEHIND PUSHED THEM ALONG THEN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND LANDED ON TOP OF THE CAR . ALL VERY SADLY MISSED

teresa woodward says

Hi, I'll never forget that day. It was 2nd August 1989. The boys that were killed were, Billy Hood, Ian Swindle, David Roonie, and Mark Hampson. Joe McCluskey was the only one to survive. My best friend Irene Donnachie was engaged to Ian Swindle and he just got the place in the car when another boy couldn't go!!. I was pregnant at the time and my son was born 6wks 3days after that tragic day. Irene allowed me to give my son Guy "Ian" as a middle name. Your right David it truely was a tragic accident

craig cockburn says

probs the biggest tradgedy the towns had.and were the 4 killed straight out?.and from that day until the funerals time must have just stood still in kilbirnie.wasent there a joint funeral? or on the same day? and there should b sum memorial or sumthin to comemerate the tradgedy.or an online remeberance page with sum photos.and is the rooney famlay still around ive never heard of them same with the hampsons

DAVID JOHNSTONE says

HI TERESA, DAVY JOHNSTONE HERE ONCE AGAIN, THANKS FOR GIVING YOUNG JOES NAME, I HAD FORGOT IT COMPLETELY, SO LONG AGO BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN, MY MATE BILLY WOULD BE FORTY NINE YEARS OF AGE BY NOW AND IAN AND MARK A BIT YOUNGER, I DIDNT KNOW DAVID OR JOE BUT THEY MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND YOUNG MARKS AGE.. BY THE WAY HOW IS YOUR HUSBAND GETTING ON , I TAKE IT YOU DID MARRY EDDIE.

craig cockburn says

DAVID AND MARK WERE 21.IAN 24 I THINK.N IS JOE STILL IN KILBIRNIE N DID HE RECIVE ANY INJURYS?.DAVID WERE IN KILBIRNIE U FROM?.

teresa woodward says

HI DAVY, YIP I DID MARRY EDDIE...FOR MY SINS...LOL. HE'S GETTING ON FINE, STILL DOING THE KARAOKES.

CRAIG....., DAVID, MARK n' IAN WERE ALL ABOUT THE SAME AGE, AND JOE MOVED TO KILWINNING YEARS AGO. HE DID HAVE SOME INJURIES,  BUT I THINK TO BE THE ONLY SURVIVOR MUST BE BITTER SWEET FOR HIM.....