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09/02/2010
Man, 36, Killed In Mullingar Collision
A 36-year-old man has been killed in a road collision in Mullingar during the early hours of this morning.
The male was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene when the car he was travelling in left the road and collided with a pole. Two other male occupants were taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital at Mullingar, one described as in a serious condition.
Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the collision, which occurred on the Mullingar to Ballynacarrigy Road at Muleadys Cross at approximately 1.30am.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place pending an examination by Gardai Forensic Collision Investigators.
A Gardaí spokesman said they wished to appeal for witnesses to the collision to contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044 9384000, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
The news of this latest road traffic collision comes in the shadow of two incidents that claimed the lives of pedestrians.
In the latest incident, a male pedestrian aged in his 50s was fatally injured when struck by a passing motor car on Sunday.
The collision is believed to be connected to an earlier minor collision, which occurred some minutes earlier at the same location.
Gardai at Rathkeale are investigating the fatal collision which occurred on the N21 at Coolanoran, Ardagh, Co Limerick at approximately 7.30pm on Sunday night.
In an earlier incident on Friday, a pedestrian was struck by a motor car on the north bound carriageway of the M1 in the towns land of Commons near Castlebellingham, Co Louth. The pedestrian, a man aged 37 years, died at the scene.
Officers have named the as Adrian Durr from Banbridge, County Down. His family have been informed.
Gardai at Ardee have also launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred on Friday at approximately 8.50pm.
(DW/BMcC)
The male was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene when the car he was travelling in left the road and collided with a pole. Two other male occupants were taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital at Mullingar, one described as in a serious condition.
Gardai at Mullingar are investigating the collision, which occurred on the Mullingar to Ballynacarrigy Road at Muleadys Cross at approximately 1.30am.
The road is currently closed and diversions are in place pending an examination by Gardai Forensic Collision Investigators.
A Gardaí spokesman said they wished to appeal for witnesses to the collision to contact Mullingar Garda Station on 044 9384000, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
The news of this latest road traffic collision comes in the shadow of two incidents that claimed the lives of pedestrians.
In the latest incident, a male pedestrian aged in his 50s was fatally injured when struck by a passing motor car on Sunday.
The collision is believed to be connected to an earlier minor collision, which occurred some minutes earlier at the same location.
Gardai at Rathkeale are investigating the fatal collision which occurred on the N21 at Coolanoran, Ardagh, Co Limerick at approximately 7.30pm on Sunday night.
In an earlier incident on Friday, a pedestrian was struck by a motor car on the north bound carriageway of the M1 in the towns land of Commons near Castlebellingham, Co Louth. The pedestrian, a man aged 37 years, died at the scene.
Officers have named the as Adrian Durr from Banbridge, County Down. His family have been informed.
Gardai at Ardee have also launched an investigation into the incident, which occurred on Friday at approximately 8.50pm.
(DW/BMcC)
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