Garda appeal for witnesses to come forward

Gardaí appealed for witnesses today after a man in his 20s died in a crash in Dublin.

The man was driving on a slip road at the Lissenhall junction of the M1 and N1 motorway at 6pm yesterday.

He lost control as he approached a roundabout and his car somersaulted through the air.

The young man, who was from the Swords areas, was thrown from the car and sustained serious injuries. He was taken to Beaumont hospital where he later died.

Two cars stopped at the scene but a third, a dark-coloured Volkswagen Polo, slowed down and then moved on.

A Garda spokesman said it was driven by a woman and had a number of passengers inside.

“They didn’t do anything wrong but we want them to contact us because we need more information about the accident,” he said.

The man’s death brings the number of people killed on Irish roads this year to 250.