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Two people including teenage boy killed in overnight crashes in Kerry

Jul 7, 2021 08:53 By radiokerrynews
Two people including teenage boy killed in overnight crashes in Kerry
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Two people have been killed in seperate overnight collisions on Kerry's roads.

A teenage boy was killed in an incident near the Ross Road in Killarney, while a motor cyclist died following a crash at Listry earlier that evening.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to both incidents.

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A 14-year-old boy, believed to be the driver of the car, died following a crash at the Ross Road in Killarney at ten past one this morning.

The family of the deceased boy are appealing for privacy at this time.

A second boy who was a passenger in the car, was taken to University Hospital Kerry, where his injuries are described as serious.

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Ross Road remains closed to all traffic and pedestrians this morning until further investigations.

The vehicle involved in the crash was subject to interaction with gardaí prior to the collision and the matter has been referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).

Seperately, gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a traffic collision in Listry last night, which resulted in the death of a motorcyclist.

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At around 8pm, gardaí and emergency services attended at the scene of a collision involving a car and motorcycle at Listry on the R563 between Killarney and Milltown.

The motorcyclist, a man in his 30s, was removed from the scene by ambulance to University Hospital Kerry but later died.

The scene is preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and traffic diversions remain in place this morning.

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Traffic approaching from Killarney is diverted at Faha Cross and from Milltown at Listry Cross.

Investigating gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward.

They're also appealing to anyone with video footage - including dash cam - from the location to make it available to them.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda Station 064 667 1160 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

UPDATE 11.50AM Wednesday: Gardaí have confirmed that the Listry crash occurred between Listry Cross and Faha Cross, and not at Listry bridge as they earlier stated.

 

 

 

 

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