Four killed on Irish roads in 24 hours after collisions in Donegal and Dublin

LAST UPDATE | 1 hr ago

FOUR PEOPLE HAVE died following separate road traffic collisions in Donegal and Dublin on Saturday.

In Donegal, a man in his 20s has died following a serious single-vehicle crash in Co Donegal. 

The crash happened on the R238 at Ardmore, Muff at around 9.45pm on Saturday. 

The man, who was the driver and only occupant of the car, was taken by ambulance to Altnagelven Hospital in Derry.

He has since been pronounced dead. 

The road remains closed and the scene will be examined by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

Diversions are in place on the R238 from Muff Village via Iskaheen coming back out on the R238 at the Carmen Inn.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to the crash to come forward.

They are particularly appealing to anyone who may have camera footage, including dash-cam footage, and who was travelling on the R238 at Ardmore between 9.30pm and 10pm to make this footage available to them. 

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Buncrana garda station on 074 9320540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

Birchhill

On Saturday, two people died and four others were injured in a two-vehicle collision on the N15 in Birchhill, Co Donegal.

Emergency services were alerted to the incident shortly after 2pm.

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Two occupants of one vehicle, a man in his 20s and a man in his 30s, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Their remains have been removed to Letterkenny Univerity Hospital where post-mortem examinations will take place in due course.

Two other occupants within the same vehicle – a woman and a man, both aged in their 20s – were taken to hospital for treatment of their injuries, which are believed to be non-life threatening.

Two occupants in the second vehicle, a man and a woman in their 40s, are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries in Letterkenny University Hospital.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators are due to undergo a technical examination of the scene. 

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.

Road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 01.30pm and 02.30pm are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Donegal Town garda station on 074 974 0190, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

Loughlinstown

In Dublin, a pedestrian in her 20s died after being struck by a car on the N11 Bray Road in Loughlinstown.

Emergency services attended the scene at around 11.50pm on Saturday. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The coroner has been notified and the scene has been preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Local traffic diversions are in place.

Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident, including any road users who may have camera footage from the area at the time, to contact them. 

Anyone with information is asked to contact Shankill garda station on (01) 666 4400, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.

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