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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
You started a valuable campaign which will continue. Now look after yourself and your your family, it’s time to relax. Thank you for a job well done.
In giving her time she has given the most valuable thing that she has and all to help and protect the health of so many women in this country, I certainly won’t forget the bravery she has shown and continues to show, stay strong,,, the world is a better place with people like her.
@Devilsavocado: And would be a better place without the likes of Harris
@Jason Higgins: wrong thread mate….
Get well wishes Vicki
Slow down and look after yourself vicky,wish you all the best.
Vicky please take care of yourself.
This country needs people like Vicky. She personifies so many things.
I hope she takes all the time she needs, as her cancer hasn’t spread any further its a good time to reconsider everything and try and get back to something approaching “normal “life.
But her campaign will never far from her heart, and as someone who has been through the aftermath of a serious cancer diagnosis, this survival part of this disease is harder than the treatment from a mental and emotional perspective.
I use this to try and explain what it feels like….a few years ago John Lewis had a Christmas ad which showed a little girl looking at the moon through a telescope, she sees an old man sitting on bench alive but alone in his thoughts.
Unfortunately surviving cancer felt like that for me, not everyone would agree but like the disease surviving is also unique to the person.
And still today its charities only that provide almost all post treatment care, and God knows they aren’t flush with money.
Vicky will be involved in the continuing to improve our cancer services, as many of us are even if its just talking to fellow survivors or patients.
This disease can hang on for a long time thus the insidious nature of it.
Best of luck Vicky, learn to be a small bit greedy.
@the druid: Thank you.
Thank you so much Vikki you probably saved thousands of lives. You didn’t need to stand up but you did, you are a hero.
Best of luck in the world xxxx
Vicki you will never know the number of hearts you have touched. You are a national treasure and as such we don’t want to loose you. Please take care of you and your family.
Look after
@Ciaran105: look after yourself Vicky and continued good health to you .
Powerful woman
Oh and I did write a few blogs but cant find them now. Think the site is no longer up was called “Nuime.com”
I say the government had a wee word with her now
@Darren Farrell: It would be the only word, as they have no services for survivor’s at all.
I have had a go at a few TDs but simply gave up they have no interest despite the mental scars left behind.
So, I run charity events to raise a few bob and research the progress
@Paul O Mahoney: what’s the link for all ur work
@Darren Farrell: No link…..but involved with Movember, ICS, Marie Keating, Arc, Relay of Life……
I simply run quizzes, race nights, Movember shave offs, peer to peer stuff, and Im trying to write a memoir where all proceeds go to cancer research.
Its local stuff but great craic
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