Pedestrian killed by ambulance had refused two offers of lifts, inquest told

A 45-YEAR-OLD pedestrian who died after being struck by a HSE ambulance near Killorglin, Co Kerry, early on December 27 last, had refused two different offers of drives to his home shortly before the accident, an inquest was told yesterday.

A jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence that the death of John Carey, married with a family, of Tulligbeg, Killorglin, was due to misadventure consistent with being involved in a road traffic accident.

Two Glenbeigh men Seamus O’Rahilly and Sean Falvey gave evidence of separately meeting Mr Carey on the road out of Killorglin, after 2am.