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The road is closed to facilitate a technical examination. File photo. RollingNews.ie

Two men in critical condition following crash in Co Limerick

Four people were hospitalised following the collision.

TWO MEN IN their early twenties are in critical condition in hospital following a two-car collision in Co Limerick last night.

The serious crash took place on the N21 at Kilconlea, Abbeyfeale, near the Limerick-Kerry border, at 11:30pm.

The two men were rushed to University Hospital Kerry where their condition has been described as critical. One of the men was subsequently moved to Cork University Hospital.

A female in her 20s was taken to University Hospital Kerry where her condition is being described as stable. A fourth person, a male teenager, was taken to University Hospital Limerick, his condition is also understood to be stable.

The road is currently closed to allow for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigations and local diversions are in place.

“Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward,” a garda spokesperson said.

They are also appealing to anyone with video footage (including dash cam) from the location to make it available to them.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Newcastle West Garda station on 069 206 50, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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    Mute Mary Paget
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    Jul 11th 2021, 12:59 PM

    Omg… Can any one shed light on all the road traffic accidents in the last couple of weeks. Is it down to bad roads, bad drivers or sheer carelessness. Please god the people involved in this latest one will recover.

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    Mute Sportmad
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    Jul 11th 2021, 1:41 PM

    @Mary Paget: the last two were to do with a police chase for one reason or other sad fact but it’s the families left behind that live with that knowledge.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 2:20 PM

    @Sportmad: that nearly reads as though it were the fault of the Gardai !!! Had the drivers of both cars stopped, circumstances would be much different.. all very tragic and sad for all families.. and also the Gardai doing their job.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 2:31 PM

    @Sportmad: neither car was being ‘chased’ at the time of those crashes.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 3:08 PM

    @Mary Paget: Any attempt to get to the heart of the matter is met with virulent virtue signalling attacks like ‘think of the families’ or ‘Godhelpus, leave it be’ or ‘It’s easy to make a mistake on the roads’ or ‘how do you know what happened, were you there?’

    Every Fatal Road Traffic Accident should have a full report published in the media, regardless of whether it pinpoints blame and shows deceased in a poor light.

    If people knew this beforehand, they would not drive like idiots or take chances or make an unnecessary journey, but I won’t hold my breath.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 8:01 PM

    @Colin Heffernan: They’re not accidents. They’re incidents. There’s always a cause however tragic or anything else it may be.

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    Jul 12th 2021, 12:21 AM

    @filthypete: You’re right, but I chose the word accident as that is how most people describe these events. People tend to say that they hurt their neck in a traffic accident they were involved in, not a traffic incident.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 1:58 PM

    Have to say I think all the recent road traffic accidents are down to people getting out of practice staying at home over Covid or getting into bad habits with less on the roads; I know the latter is certainly the case with me.

    But the quality of driving I’ve experienced has certainly fallen noticeably over the past year, whatever the reason.

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    Jul 11th 2021, 4:34 PM

    Sportsman’s get you facts right before blaming accidents on guards. The accidents are tragic for the families and emergency services including the guards that have to deal with them.

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