Garda killed in road accident 18/04/2008 - 22:08:26
Two separate investigations were launched tonight into the death of an off-duty garda officer in a road accident.
The 36-year-old died when his motorcycle and a car were in collision on the main N7 road, about one mile outside Roscrea in Co Tipperary.
The crash happened on the Limerick side of the town at around 3.50pm.
A woman driver and sole occupant of the car was injured and taken to Nenagh Hospital.
“Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening,” a garda spokesman said.
Gardaí are investigating while the Garda Ombudsman Commission has started its own inquiries, as is usual when an officer is involved in a fatal road crash.
The dead man was an off-duty Garda officer attached to Donnybrook Garda Station in Dublin.
His body was removed to Nenagh Hospital for a post-mortem examination to be carried out tomorrow.
In an earlier incident, another motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Galway.
The 40-year-old man’s bike and a car were in collision at Curraghline, Headford Road, at around 3pm, according to investigating officers.
The dead man was taken to University City Hospital Galway for a post-mortem examination tomorrow.
The sole occupant of the car, a woman, was injured and taken to University City Hospital Galway with minor injuries.
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Two separate investigations were launched tonight into the death of an off-duty garda officer in a road accident.
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