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LAST UPDATE | 29 Feb 2020
THREE PEOPLE HAVE been killed following a serious road crash that happened in Co. Louth early this morning.
The crash happened at about 2.15am on the N1 Dublin-Belfast road near the border at Carrickcarnon. Two vehicles were involved in the incident.
Gardaí confirmed this evening that the occupants of one of the cars – a man in his 50s and a woman in her 80s – were pronounced dead at the scene.
A man in his 20s in the second car was taken by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital where his injuries are not thought to be life threatening. Another man in the car – also in his 20s – was pronounced dead at the scene.
All three deceased persons have been taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda where post-mortem examinations are expected to take place tomorrow.
Formal identification has not yet been carried out. The local coroner has been notified and an incident room has been established at Dundalk Garda Station.
The crash site and cars involved were examined by garda forensic investigators. Traffic diversions have now been lifted and the road has fully reopened to traffic.
Investigating gardaí are appealing for anyone with camera footage of the incident to make it available to them.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Dundalk Garda Station on 042 938 8400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
The deaths bring to six the number of people who have died on the roads since yesterday evening after two people were killed in collision between car and jeep in Co Cavan at 7pm last night and a man in his 20s was killed in Monaghan earlier today.
With reporting from Sean Murray
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I’ll take it that Panti Bliss was unavailable.
He’ll be making a surprise appearance later on.
I dunno you give out when she’s mentioned, you mention her when she’s not!!
People just need a good moan sometimes.
“He”?
Peeing on the street lol.
The luas is free to a lot of people all the time
Can’t beat a free ride.
To heaven?
I’m sure the homeless loved being reminded of what they wont have…….. Of course the usual greedy b@stards will not like to be reminded of the major crisis going on here, Selling sh!t is more important…. Sorry for the people this makes so uncomfortable they have to comment to make themselves feel better…… But this is reality not a dunnes stores advert…….
Anything involving Al porter should be avoided
The lights are ON!
Happy Holidays all!
I wish it was January
Easter eggs on sale next week !!!
It’s November
Dustin the turkey?….that silly yoke still about after humiliating us at eurovision
Roll on 2nd January
I’d say water protestors are jealous of those crowds.
Danielo what have water protestors got to do with this topic?
Nothing at all I was making a joke that was over your head by the looks of it.
Happy Christmas me arse I pray God it’s our last!
Bonkers Christmas Jumper? How old is the luas social media curator?
A free ride based on your willingness to celebrate a religious festival by wearing a Christmas jumper….hmmm I see unlawful discrimination. I’ll be wearing me Eid, Allahu Akhba jumper and expect a free ride on the (empty) tram
Why not go the full vest and see if the ERU are ready?
I’m going to guess that christmas jumpers will go the way of Movember this year. Complete fads.
Funny how it’s climate change day or whatever the liberal’s call it….yet we allow all this energy wasted on a stupid myth that nobody even understands..first you lie to your children…then the mistrust begins!
Does Krampus visit your house on Christmas Eve, Sean?
Please Don’t judge people Dave nobody knows what circumstance people have.
Another fictional character…No….afraid not…just my friends
I recognise Dustin from the video clip, but who were the Turkey’s pushing the switch on for the lights??
My god, a ceremony without Pantiless Blissmas…
Red light district
Meanwhile,in Paris, we are being reminded that squandering energy is killing the planet.
I never did understand this mania for lights.Christmas was celebrated for 2000 years before this modern mania for throwing lights on everything-and-anything was invented in the mid 20th century.
Ugly and tacky, cheap and commercial.
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