Man dies after being struck by lorry when he exited car on Galway road

A MAN killed in a horrific motorway smash was checking damage to his car when he was hit by a lorry.

The victim, in his 50s, had got out of his car in Co Galway[1] after a slight accident involving just his own vehicle early this morning.

Gardai are at the scene of the crash

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Gardai are at the scene of the crash

As he was looking it over, he was hit by the lorry on the M6 at Ballygarraun West near Athenry.

He tragically died at the scene.

The truck driver, also in his 50s, was not hurt in the incident at around 5am.

The deceased man’s body was removed from the scene of the accident shortly before lunchtime today.

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A technical investigation continued as the details of what took place were pieced together.

A garda[2] spokeswoman said: “Following a single vehicle collision, the driver, a man aged in his 50s of the car exited his vehicle and was struck by a lorry.

“He was fatally injured and his body has been removed from the scene to University Hospital Galway where a post mortem will take place in due course.

“The male driver, aged in his 50s of the lorry was uninjured.”

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One staff member at Galway City Council who was close to the scene wrote on Twitter: “Truck jack knifed just before the Athenry exit and road taped off.”

Another person who passed in the aftermath of the incident on the westbound lane near Exit 17 said: “I passed this accident on way out of Galway this morning. Thinking of the families involved.”

Galway County Council Chairman Liam Carroll said he wanted to express his “deepest condolences” to the deceased man’s loved ones.

The deceased man is the 93rd victim to lose his life on Ireland’s roads in 2023.

Garda figures show that to the same period last year, 85 had been killed in road accidents.

The accident lead to delays in the area with traffic being diverted off the M6 for a number of hours.

Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to get in touch.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Galway Garda Station on 091 538 000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

BUS IN FLAMES

Meanwhile, a bus burst into flames on a busy Dublin motorway[3] yesterday evening as firefighters rushed to the scene to tackle the blaze.

Shocking pictures emerged of the vehicle up in flames on the M50[4] near Carrickmines, Co Dublin[5].

The horror incident happened at around 7.45pm on the nouthbound carriageway between the Carrickmines and Dundrum North exits at around 7.45pm.

Passengers on the single-decker bus were forced to flee the vehicle and take shelter on the side on the busy motorway.

They were later transported from the side of the road by a mini-van.

Gardai[6] and emergency services[7] rushed to the scene once the alarm was raised.

Four Dublin Fire Brigade engines with crews from Dun Laoghaire, Rathfarnham and Donnybrook Fire Stations responded to the blaze.

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The cause of the fire is not yet known and firefighters were successful in bringing the raging blaze under to control and extinguished.

Despite the best efforts of the fire service, the bus was completely destroyed by the inferno.

References

  1. ^ Galway (www.thesun.ie)
  2. ^ garda (www.thesun.ie)
  3. ^ busy Dublin motorway (www.thesun.ie)
  4. ^ M50 (www.thesun.ie)
  5. ^ Dublin (thesun.ie)
  6. ^ Gardai (thesun.ie)
  7. ^ emergency services (thesun.ie)