Medical student killed driving home after first day working in Kerry GP practice

Originally from Canada, Ms Scheeres had just begun an 18-week internship in Kerry as part of her course at the University of Limerick, where her sister is also a medical student.

Investigating gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to Monday’s tragic accident to come forward. They are particularly appealing to any road users who were travelling on this road at the time with camera footage to make this available to them.

The young medical student from Canada who was tragically killed in a road collision near Tralee on Monday afternoon had only recently moved to Kerry to start a work placement.

Nelia Scheeres, aged 24, is believed to have been driving home from her first day’s work at a doctor’s practice in nearby Lixnaw when the tragic accident occurred.