Dutch man in court over death of teacher in head-on collision

A Dutch man was due to be brought before a special sitting of Waterford district court last night in relation to the death of a 45-year-old teacher in a head-on collision.

The victim of the crash was Alice Strain, from Ballymacmague outside Dungarvan in Co Waterford, who was killed when the car in which she was a passenger collided with a van on the N25 at Ballyduff, near Kilmeaden.

The driver of the van, who is in his 40s, was due before the court last night. He was questioned at Waterford Garda station yesterday under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.