No criminal prosecution to arise from death of two British motorcyclists on Dublin’s M50

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It is understood the two men were killed instantly when a truck travelling directly behind them was unable to avoid hitting the motorcyclists

The scene of the crash on June 3

Sean McCarthaigh

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An inquest into the death of two British motorcyclists in a crash on the M50 last year is expected to be held in early 2024 after the DPP directed that no criminal prosecution should arise out of the fatal collision.

Paul Ingram (59) and Brian McFarlane (63) were killed in the crash which occurred on the northbound section of the M50 between the Red Cow and Liffey Valley junctions on June 3, 2022.

The families of the two men had sought an explanation from the DPP for the decision that there should be no prosecution.

It is understood that a reason has now been provided to the parties.

Detective Inspector Brian Hanley told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court on Friday that the Garda investigation into the two men’s deaths had concluded and a date could be fixed for a hearing of the full inquest.

Mr Ingram from Moulton, Northamptonshire and Mr McFarlane from Sutton Courtenay in Oxfordshire had been coming to the end of a motorcycling holiday in Ireland when their two Harley Davidson motorbikes accidentally collided with each other on the M50.

It is understood the two men were killed instantly when a truck travelling directly behind them was unable to avoid hitting the motorcyclists.

A preliminary hearing of the inquest last year heard the bodies of the two victims could only be formally identified by DNA samples due to the horrific nature of their injuries.