South Africa, Aug. 25 -- The one incident in Ireland took place on 16 August and involved a group of young males in a BMW who had broken into homes and cars. The BMW was driving the wrong way down the M9 when it crashed into a Hyundai, injuring three sisters and the one's seven-year-old son. They had been on their way to Dublin airport for a family wedding in the UK.

This was the second such incident in Ireland. Earlier in the month, nine people were hurt when eight youths hit a car while driving the wrong way on Dublin's main ring road.

The more recent incident occurred over the weekend in the UK, after a vehicle travelling on the wrong side of the street collided with a marked police car. Two police officers and five young people were...