Gardaí investigating fatal Limerick crash believe men had come from Sweden to carry out hit

The deceased was the passenger in the car while a man now on the run was the driver
Gardaí are keen to establish where the men had been staying in the days before the incident. File picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Gardaí are keen to establish where the men had been staying in the days before the incident. File picture: Liam McBurney/PA

Gardaí investigating the death of a man in a car crash in Limerick on Monday night believe he and an accomplice now on the run had arrived recently from Sweden to carry out a hit somewhere in Munster.

Investigators are trying to establish if the man on the run is staying with acquaintances, or in hotels, guesthouses, or short-term let properties until he believes it is safe to try to flee the country.

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