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Updated at 12.30pm
GARDAÍ ARE SEEKING to speak to the occupants of a car that failed to remain at the scene after a delivery driver was killed in a two-car crash in Blanchardstown in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
It’s understood the 33-year-old man had just finished work when he was involved in the crash on Blanchardstown Road South at about 12.35am.
He was taken by ambulance to Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
The Garda Press Office said the occupant or occupants of the second car failed to remain at the scene.
Lane restrictions have been put in place on Blanchardstown Road South at the M3 and will remain in place until around 2pm as investigations take place.
Gardaí are investigating a report that the second car was stolen, according to a source. A spokesperson for the force said they would not be commenting on any such reports.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Blanchardstown Garda Station 01-6667000, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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Cowards! Hope they are caught
RIP
The gent is survived by 2 children aged 3 and under 1.
RIP friend
Jesus that’s dreadful. On the way home from work too. My condolences to his family.
Young man working hard into the small hours to provide for his two children taken out by free-loading, skum who had robbed someone else’s car – I hope they hang.
Awful news again, in the run up to Christmas. Saw the road was closed this morning and hoped it wasn’t as bad as it seemed. RIP.
Apart from grossly irresponsible, completely futile. So much evidence will be left on the other car that the Gardai will practically be able to find out what month of which year the paint was manufactured, not least what car it came off. R.I.P. that poor man.
It sounds as though the car was left at the scene and the occupants left on foot. If the impact was enough to cause a fatality you would imagine that it would have been difficult to remove the car from the scene without being noticed.
If it was a stolen car then forensic evidence or not it might be very difficult to catch them
The Indo have published photos. Both cars were left at the scene and whoever fled the scene are lucky to still be alive. Must have been a good deal of speed involved.
http://cdn-01.independent.ie/incoming/article34207301.ece/40252/BINARY/Blanch3.jpg
http://cdn-02.independent.ie/incoming/article34207303.ece/7b56b/BINARY/Blanch1.jpg
RIP again.
Same old story the innocent person going about there daily routine loses there life and the other “party” is able to run away with a few scraches typical.
Sad but true, Michael.
And someone else will get the blame as the guards in kildare did last month .
The Garda will prevail, who ever they are will be caught, hope the courts are not soft on them.
By the looks of the photo’s Marcas posted, I’d be surprised if they escaped completely unscathed. They might get caught looking for medical treatment.
We really need to crack down on criminals. Why innocent people are killed, assaulted and terrorised by multiple convicted criminals is just wrong.
These cowards who left a man to die this morning should never be allowed see daylight again.
Walked by the scene dreadful looking it’s right behind the town centre and the roads were still closed off . Car that drove off utter cowards hope their caught if not they’ll have to live with that guilt, judging by accident there’d be some damage done to their car,
The car was left at the scene. was it not. Makes it looked like it was a stolen car.
You would think so , probably drink or drugs involved also
Drive carefully people, accidents every day. Some right idiots on roads, taxi drivers, white vans, Audi’s and bmw drivers are the worst
R.I.P .to that young man ,and may the people who ran and left him be found and put away for a long time.
so sad toughts are with his friends and family RIP, horrible place to drive,nearly had a few close calls in that area, urge drivers to slow down and cop on
Somebody knows who these killers are ….. For the sake of this mans family turn them in
RIP! God love his poor family , two young babies left without their daddy.Really is heart breaking I hope they find the person responsible ,please god there’s cameras close by or witnesses
Skanks to leave a man to die how disgusting is that it is the lowest form of cowardice
May he rest in peace
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