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18 Aug 2022
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18 Aug 2022
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Gardaí in Birr are investigating a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred in Ferbane this morning.
The collision between an articulated lorry and a 70 year old male pedestrian occurred at approximately 7.30am on the Ferbane to Athlone Rd (N62) just on the outskirts of Ferbane. The pedestrian was seriously injured and taken by ambulance to Tullamore hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The lorry driver was uninjured.
The road was closed to facilitate a Forensic Collision examination. It has since been reopened.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses or anyone with any information, in particular anyone who may have been on that stretch of road between 7am and 7.20am to contact Birr Garda Station on 057 9169710,the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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The Lough Derg RNLI lifeboat heading out on the lake.
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Thatcher Kyran O'Grady at work at the Mallet Tavern in Tullamore (picture Ger Rogers)
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