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Five Fatal Road Crashes in Ireland Spark Witness Appeals

Published 6 April 2026

A series of fatal road traffic collisions across Ireland in recent days has claimed at least five lives, prompting appeals for witnesses from authorities in both the Republic and Northern Ireland.

In County Cork, a man in his 50s died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Castletownroche on Monday afternoon around 12:50 p.m. He was the sole occupant of the car, and his body was taken to Cork University Hospital for a postmortem examination. Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conducted a technical examination, closing the road until approximately 6 p.m. that evening. Gardaí requested any dashcam footage from motorists in the area between 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. and urged witnesses to contact Fermoy Garda Station at 025 82100 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.

Further north in County Donegal, a woman in her 40s succumbed to injuries on Sunday after being struck by a lorry at Station Roundabout on Port Road in Letterkenny the previous Friday around 3 p.m. She had been rushed to Letterkenny University Hospital with serious injuries. The scene was preserved for investigation, with local traffic diversions in place on the busy junction serving multiple roads....

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