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Tuesday 2 June, 2020
The crash occurred this afternoon on the N4.
The man overtook the garda car at 130km per hour in an 80km per hour zone.
The incident took place on the N4 close to Mullingar at around 12.30am.
The garda sergeant has been described by other members as a “staunchly proud community man”.
Between 1996 and 2018, there have been nine fatalities on that stretch of the N4.
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses.
The driver was the sole occupant of the car.
The incident happened near Newtownforbes on the N4 just after 3pm.
The man in his late 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.
There was no one else travelling in the car at the time.
Gardaí administered the test on the N4 in west Dublin last night.
Fire and Garda traffic services attended the scene of the crash this morning.
It will be freezing tonight in many places, according to Met Éireann.
The N4 at Bunbrosna is currently closed and local diversions are in place.
The 33-year-old man also received a courts summons for bald tyres.
Another man in his 40s has been rushed to hospital.
Diversions are in place.
The 50-year-old has not been seen since 18 July.
The N4 Action Group had erected 30 white crosses along the 10km stretch to mark the number of deaths on the road in recent years.
The incident saw the N4 partially closed yesterday but it has since reopened.
THERE HAS BEEN an oil spill on the M50 at the junction with the N4 Lucan road. It’s understood the spill was caused by a collision at around 9am.
A reduced number of lanes are now in operation and traffic is being disrupted. Emergency services are at the scene dealing with the spill.
A man was killed at around 4:30pm when he was struck by a van on the N4 in Roscommon – but he cannot be identified.
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL is currently investigating a number of options to provide the public with access to toilets in Dublin ahead of Phase 2 of easing Covid-19 restrictions next Monday.
With restrictions due to ease, many businesses including pubs and restaurants remain closed. As public interaction increases, Councillors have expressed an “urgent need” to provide facilities.
In February, Dublin City Council said it was examining proposals to provide public toilets in Dublin city centre by contracting a third party to operate them.
A “serviced retail-based model” – in place in other European cities – was being examined to see if a similar provision is viable in Dublin City.
Under this model, public toilets are located at shopfront level with serviced, attended facilities provided, they said.
Today we want to know: Does your city/town need more public toilets?
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