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24/10/2007
Kilkenny Car Crash Victim Named
Gardaí named the 31 year old woman killed in a car crash in Co Kilkenny yesterday as Alena Svobodova with and address at Middleknock, Dublin Road, Co Kilkenny.
Ms Svobodova, a native of the Czech Republic, was fatally injured when her car collided with a truck on the main Kilkenny-to-Waterford road (N9) at Barretstown, Knocktopher at about 6.45am on Tuesday.
The driver of the truck was hospitalised, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. He was taken to St Luke's hospital.
A total of 266 people have died on the State's roads to date this year in 242 crashes. Of those, 106 - or nearly 40% - of those killed were drivers.
There were 60 pedestrians killed, 57 passengers, 13 cyclists, 28 motorcyclists and two pillion passengers, according to Gardaí figures.
(BMcC)
Ms Svobodova, a native of the Czech Republic, was fatally injured when her car collided with a truck on the main Kilkenny-to-Waterford road (N9) at Barretstown, Knocktopher at about 6.45am on Tuesday.
The driver of the truck was hospitalised, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. He was taken to St Luke's hospital.
A total of 266 people have died on the State's roads to date this year in 242 crashes. Of those, 106 - or nearly 40% - of those killed were drivers.
There were 60 pedestrians killed, 57 passengers, 13 cyclists, 28 motorcyclists and two pillion passengers, according to Gardaí figures.
(BMcC)
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