17/01/2008
Deadly Road Toll Rises
Road crashes have again claimed lives with news that two people died in separate road accidents in Co Kildare and Co Tipperary.
A 51-year-old man died in hospital in the early hours of this morning after he was knocked down and fatally injured by a car in Carbury, Co Kildare, at around 8.30pm last night.
The road where the accident occurred was closed to traffic until around after midday today.
Meanwhile, in Co Tipperary, one person has been confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle pile-up on the N62 between Roscrea and Templemore.
Several others were injured in the crash, which involved two trucks and seven cars.
Gardaí say the road is likely to remain closed for most of the day.
(BMcC)
A 51-year-old man died in hospital in the early hours of this morning after he was knocked down and fatally injured by a car in Carbury, Co Kildare, at around 8.30pm last night.
The road where the accident occurred was closed to traffic until around after midday today.
Meanwhile, in Co Tipperary, one person has been confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle pile-up on the N62 between Roscrea and Templemore.
Several others were injured in the crash, which involved two trucks and seven cars.
Gardaí say the road is likely to remain closed for most of the day.
(BMcC)
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24 November 2008
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04 February 2008
Weekend Road Carnage
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30 January 2008
Coach Overturns As Crash Victims Named
Up to nine people have been hospitalised following an incident in which a bus was overturned at Skeheenaranky, Co Tipperary this morning. The Air Coach was traveling from Dublin to Cork with around a dozen passengers. Initial reports claim there are no serious injuries. The N8 Cahir to Mitchelstown Road is blocked as Gardaí deal with the incident.
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