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.

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

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.

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