29/10/2007

Deadly Road Toll In Weekend Crashes

One person was killed and seven people injured in two separate road crashes on Sunday.

One incident happened near Tulla village in Co Clare around 3am on Sunday. A 29-year-old man was killed when the car he was driving hit a ditch and overturned.

Seven people were also injured in another crash involving one car on the M1 Dublin to Belfast Road around lunchtime on Sunday.

The incident happened just north of the Boyne Bridge. Those who were injured are not believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries.

(KMcA)






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