Garda Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Clooney Crash

Gardai are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road crash in East Clare yesterday afternoon.

A man in his 50s passed away when the car he was driving collided with a truck.

 

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The two vehicle collision, which involved a car and an articulated truck, occurred on the R352 around lunchtime yesterday.

It happened between Clooney Church and Norrie Henchy’s pub resulting in about 1500 metres of the road being closed overnight to facilitate a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

The body of the deceased man, understood to be in his 50s, was removed from the scene to University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will take place in the coming days.

GardaĆ­ in Ennis are appealing for any witnesses to the collision to come forward.

Any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) from the R352 Ennis to Portumna road and surrounding roads between 1.15pm and 2pm yesterday, are being asked to make this available to investigating GardaĆ­.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 684 8100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.