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PART OF THE M7 Dublin to Limerick Road has been closed after a motorist lost his life in a horrific 12-car pile up tonight.
According to a reliable source, the man, aged in his 50s, suffered catastrophic head injuries and died after his car left the road between Birdhill and Castletroy, shortly after 7.30pm.
It’s believed a freak hailstone storm which is reported to have hit the area at the time of the incident, may have been a factor in the multi-vehicle collision.
According to sources there are reports of “multiple injuries” to a number of casualties, but these injuries are not believed to be serious.
The deceased had been driving from Birdhill towards Limerick when his car left the road and crashed through a fence, a source said.
The man’s body has since been moved to University Hospital Limerick where a post mortem is expected to be conducted.
A “multi-agency response” is being carried out by emergency services.
At least six fire trucks containing crews from Limerick City, and Newport, Nenagh, in Co Tipperary, as well as six ambulances from the region, have been dispatched to the scene.
A crew of firefighters attached Limerick City and County Fire Service who had been attending a minor collision in Newport, were swiftly on the scene of the “massive pile up”, sources said.
Gardaí have closed the southbound traffic lane between Junction 27 Birdhill and Junction 28 Castletroy and are awaiting a garda forensic collision investigator to conduct a detailed examination of the scene.
Gardaí, paramedics and fire crews were alerted to the area after receiving reports of a number of collisions in the area.
It’s understood up to 12 cars skidded off the road around the the same time after a heavy sleet shower struck.
“There was a massive snowstorm and a heavy shower of sleet around the time of the fatal crash. There were at around 12 cars involved,” a reliable source said.
The deceased’s car went off the road and crashed through a fence. His vehicle ended up on waste ground in a ravine just off the motorway.
Traffic in the area was being turned around by gardaí and diversions have been put in place.
Gardaí at Henry Street Garda Station, Limerick, are investigating. The road remains closed.
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Aengus Ó Snodaigh should be jailed for what he did, any other employee in the state who did what he has done would be fired and charged……. When are these people going to remember, or for that matter reminded, that they work for us, are answerable to us and will pay a price for their behavious
I am not condoning what he did for one second but if he should get jail in my opinion there are one or two who should be hung, drawn and quartered. Nuff said
It was excessive and he shouldn’t of taken advantage but the bankers and ff have done worse to this country than what he’s done!! Brown envelopes, trips abroad, excessive claims on houses etc, you can’t said he should be jailed when Bertie and all his cronies are still walking around!!
Jail for hitting the printer too hard? Are you mad? We’re all turning into soapbox corner ranters around here.
Any other country he would have resigned, But This is Ireland
WOW, unbelievable … If you stole 50,000 worth of anything from your employer… you’d be in jail… Aren’t our politician supposed to be held to a higher account….. Some of the responses here remind me of the old saying ” you get the politicians you truly deserve”
@ Sandra…. Oh ok, so on your basis of belief the Paedophile priest that raped 2 boys shouldn’t be charged as he raped far less boys that the others…. A zero tolerance approach is needed by those that we put in power
@ Brian – I think people are in general agreement with you that if you stole €50,000 worth of anything from your employer you’d be in jail, up the steps before your feet could touch the ground. The point I can see people making is that there are far, far, far worse in the Dail than him. They all overclaim on their expenses (apart from that one who doesn’t claim anything, can’t remember his name), they are responsible for the country being in the mess it’s in. Yet none of them are held accountable. And never will in my opinion. That is what needs to change. They need to each be held accountable for their actions and frauds. The only way that change will come in is if the politicians themselves change it. But they’re not going to vote for performance checks on themselves, or the expenses reduced and have to vouch for what they claim. And have their gravy train stopped a few stations earlier? Not a chance.
This is Ireland, everyone knows once you are Elected you can do what you want !!!!!!!!! And if Aengus didnt print those chinese menus, people would have taken to the streets !!!!!!!
It wasn’t illegal what he did. If it was he would of been arrested and charged.
It was stupid but not illegal and he only way for him to get his comeuppance is to be fired at the next election.
Ligal or illegal This is Ireland and we all know once you are Elected you are above the law because time and time again we see this crap and nobody gets in trouble for it ! Expenses, Mistakes or Stealing is expected once you are elected !!!!!!!
My sympathies go to the families of those poor children and adults who were killed in the crash in Switzerland. May they rest in peace.
I thought a cosmonaut was a biscuit , mmmmmmmmmmm cos-mo-naut .
Why jail him for using too much ink? What about the bankers and the politicians who ruined the country through greed, corruption and downright negligence? Start with them and see if there is any room left in prisons?
When you don’t address the wrong doings of our politicians, you give others leeway to do as they please…. Bankers, developers etc…… Not taking on Haughey and his cronies has lead us to where we are today
Don’t want to sound like one of the Corrs but I starting to think more and more that no one has been to the moon. I mean USA is going there in 2018 Russia in 2030, you would swear they had to invent the technology to get there.
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They don’t have to invent the technology just the reason to want to go. The last time was ideological east versus west. This time probably more political. It gives whoevere is in power a boost in the polls when they mention space travel.
Maybe if the scabby feckers who make ink cartridges put more actual ink into their product he wouldn’t have needed to use 50,000 of them?
Until you put Bertie behind bar’s then calling for any other politician to be jailed is just not going to wash.
Why no article on the Revenue defaulters list published yesterday? Civil servants are vilified on this site on a regular basis but when almost €130m is collected in three months (by civil servants) from private sector tax cheats, there’s not a mention of it.
Ben, they are being paid to collect the taxes in the first place, for having that amount outstanding at any stage several should be fired….. So let congratulate them for collecting, late, what they are paid to collect on time…
I’m not talking about arrears of tax. I’m talking about €130m being collected by audit/investigation. There’s a big difference Brian
all politicians should be made to account for all expenditure that is not reasonable
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