Man (20s) dies in crash in Dublin after being hit by vehicle

Suspect (20s) arrested at scene of two-car crash, while two other men taken to Dublin hospitals for treatment for injuries

A Garda road closure close to the scene near Aclint Bridge in Ardee, Co Louth, after three women were killed and two men seriously injured in a road accident involving three cars. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. Gardai said one woman, aged 39, was driving one of the cars, and the two other women, aged 69 and 37, were passengers. See PA story ACCIDENT Deaths Ireland. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
The man’s death brings to 166 the number of fatalities on the roads of the Republic since the start of last year. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A man has died in a road traffic crash overnight on the N7 Naas Road in Dublin. The man, who was in his 20s, was getting out of a car when he was struck by another vehicle.

Gardaí arrested a man, in his 20s, at the scene of the crash. He is being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in south Dublin.

The man’s death brings to 166 the number of fatalities on the roads of the Republic since the start of last year, surpassing total road deaths in all of last year.

Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene at the Red Cow about 12.20am on Sunday and the crash site was sealed off. The victim’s remains were taken to Dublin City Mortuary for a postmortem examination as part of the investigation into his death.

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The driver of the car the victim was alighting from when he was killed, also a man in his 20s, was taken to Tallaght University Hospital, while the a male passenger in the second vehicle was taken to St James’s Hospital. It is understood neither of the men sustained life-threatening injuries.

“The scene was held and forensic collision investigators have conducted an examination,” the Garda said in a statement. “Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.”

Any road users, especially those recording dashcam or other footage, who were travelling on the Naas Road or the Red Cow area between might midnight and 12.45am on Sunday are asked to contact the investigating team.

They can be reached at Clondalkin Garda station on (01) 666 7600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Conor Lally

Conor Lally

Conor Lally is Security and Crime Editor of The Irish Times