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Three killed in separate road crashes since yesterday

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these crashes to come forward, in particular those with dashcam footage
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these crashes to come forward, in particular those with dashcam footage

Three people have died in separate road crashes in the past 24 hours, with one woman also in a critical condition following a fourth crash.

In Kildare, a man in his 30s was killed after being struck in a crash involving a bus and a car this morning.

The crash occurred on the R402 at Kishawanny in Carbury at around 6.30am.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene and the coroner has been notified.

No other injuries were reported. The road remains closed with diversions in place.

In a separate incident in Co Limerick yesterday, a woman in her 70s was killed in a single-vehicle crash.

The crash occurred on the Abington Road in Murroe at around 4.10pm.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her body has been removed to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem examination will take place.

The road where the crash occurred remains closed pending a garda technical examination and local diversions in place.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to these crashes to come forward, in particular those with dashcam footage.

In Co Fermanagh, a man in his 60s was killed in a single-vehicle crash yesterday afternoon.

The crash occurred on the Dernawilt Road in Lisnaskea around 4pm.

The man has been named as 69-year-old Francis Lynch from the Rosslea area.

Police and ambulance service personnel attended the scene after receiving a report of a crash shortly after 4.20pm.

Mr Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road where the crash occurred was closed for a period of time but has since reopened.

The PSNI is appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or to anyone who may have CCTV, dash-cam or any other footage, to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 1048 of 11/12/25.

Police are also appealing for witnesses in relation to a separate road traffic incident in east Belfast which left a woman in a critical condition.

The woman was struck by a car on Hawthornden Way shortly before 5.25pm yesterday and was taken to hospital where she remains this morning

The road where the crash occurred was closed for a period of time yesterday from the Knock Road junction to the Belmont Road roundabout, but later reopened.