23/06/2017

Taxi Passenger Killed In Road Traffic Collision In Dublin

Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision in Dublin in the early hours of Friday morning.

A man has died following a two car collision at Summerhill Parade, Dublin, at about 1.40am on Friday, 23 June.

The man, believed to be in his late 30s or early 40s, was a passenger in a taxi, which was incolved in a collision. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the taxi is being treated at The Mater Hospital for minor injuries. The driver of the other car was uninjured.

The road at the scene has re-opened following an examination of the crash site by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact gardaí.

(MH)

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