Brothers awarded €85,000 after wheel came off car

Three young brothers, all of whom were injured when a wheel came off an SUV on a motorway, have been awarded €85,000 damages between them.

Counsel John Nolan told Circuit Court President Raymond Groarke in the Circuit Civil Court that Simon Sweeney was driving his family along the M9 motorway in Co Kilkenny when the accident happened.

James Sweeney, ll, Stephen, 15, and Jason, 17, sued Pat White Cars, Longmile Rd, Dublin; Kia Motors (UK), Calmount Park, Dublin, and their father, Simon Sweeney, Kilcarrig Close, Fettercairn, Tallaght, Dublin 24, who had been driving the car at the time.