'Don't drive when tired,' says coroner at inquest into 'terrible tragedy' of Kerry nurse

“This was a terrible tragedy. This was a 26-year-old girl at the start of her career," the coroner said

Kerrie Browne was driving her Volkswagen Golf home to Brosna at around 8.10am when she crossed the white line and drifted onto the path of an oncoming car.

A 26-year-old nurse died after the vehicle she was driving crossed the N21 near Castleisland after she came off night duty at University Hospital Kerry in Tralee in early October 2019, the inquest into her death was told.

The ambulance crew who attended the scene shortly after the incident knew her from her work, the inquest in Tralee was told.