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A FEMALE PEDESTRIAN has died after a collision involving a jeep that occurred in Clara, Co Offaly this evening.
Gardaí are investigating the fatal crash that occurred on the R436 Clara to Ballycumber road in the Erry area of Clara at approximately 7.30pm this evening.
The pedestrian, a female in her mid teens, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The road is closed for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, particularly any road users who travelled in the area and may have dash cam footage, to contact Tullamore Garda Station on 057 932 7600 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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What is going on with the road fatalities lately. ? Pubs closed, reduced traffic on roadways, more Garda, yet there seems to be an unacceptable level of tragedies on our roads. Please people, keep your vehicle distance along with social distancing. Cool heads/clean hands and sensible road manners all road users. Sincere condolences to the family of latest victim. So sorrowful.
@Sean Brennan: Some of the driving is appalling, seems to a lot of speeding and phone use. People flying through red lights, madness.
@Sean Brennan:
Too many drivers see driving as entertainment and don’t have any appreciation for the responsibility that comes with driving. It doesn’t help that the Gardai rarely prosecute some “minor” crimes, then the fines are tiny for serious stuff like texting while driving, speeding, etc (which motorists still seem to think is “minor”). When they eventually go all the way and kill a pedestrian or cyclist after breaking a red light, it seems the judges let them off with a ban from driving which they can ignore.
There was a case of a banned driver killing a cyclist while under the influence, and he got off with a suspended sentence and another temporary ban (surely a banned driver caught driving should be banned for life???)
Driving is a privilege that comes with great responsibility, the penalties for not driving responsibly should be much more severe.
Rest in peace condolences to his family and friends.
Please pray for her friend who was seriously injured in the collision tonight.
Rest in peace angle.
@Maggie May: her
Some of the driving this past week has been the worst I’ve ever seen. Reckless and needless speeding, slow down, and then slow down some more…RIP to the 5 people who have lost their lives on our rds in the last 48 hours.:(
Our thoughts are with these families tonight. We share your sadness.
OMG R.I.P. there’s an awful lot of very bad crashes over the last week slow slow down
Have seen some horrific driving during the past week. The speeding and aggression have been shocking. With fewer cars on the road, some people think they’ve got carte blanche to treat the roads as a race track. May not have been the reason here, but, people, we need to be safe. There have been significantly more road deaths than covid deaths
We live on the road where this happened; outside our house is supposed to be 50km/ph zone. Some drivers passing the house think they’re in Mondello Park.
RIP wee lass
More deaths on the road this week than the corona in a month. You’d think we’d ban cars. No even mentioning the pollution.
Strange times
May she RIP prayers and sympathies with the family. God help the driver as I’m sure they are devastated also.
In the last coiple of weeks, cars have killed more people in Ireland than COVID19. They’ve passed some pretty serious laws to deal with COVID19.
How about we start treating road crimes seriously? Too many drivers getting off with nothing sentances, driving on footpaths to park, hitting cyclists, texting while driving. We treat it as a “minor” offense while we know it can be lethal. Time to start jailing dangerous drivers IMO.
@: Let’s not wait for the authorities. Let’s make it socially unacceptable. Every time you see a driver with their phone in their hand (which is probably going to happen every time you stop at traffic lights), beep or signal or get their attention and tell them to put their phone down. Make it socially unacceptable to use the phone while driving.
Kids where I live in Nenagh are driving huge tractors on main roads and using their mobiles texting. IFA needs to do more on the dangers of this.
I was just mentioning the road deaths v covid deaths to a friend yesterday, before this latest tragedy. What is going on with drivers? And there are less cars on the road than usual too.
Bloody cyclists.
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