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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 14705Leaving the scene of a collision · Co. Laois · 3 Feb 2025

Car crashes into Portlaoise shop forecourt and driver leaves scene

On Monday 3 February 2025, a car careered off a Laois road and crashed into the forecourt of a busy shop in Portlaoise, at Mountmellick Road. The driver, whose age, sex and nationality are not given, left the scene. Laois Gardaí are searching for the driver. The first report appeared in the Leinster Express on 4 February 2025, and no arrest or charge has been reported.

  1. Reported4 Feb
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A car crashed into the forecourt of a busy shop in Portlaoise.
  • The driver of the car left the scene.
Where
  • The car had careered off a Laois road before reaching the shop.
  • The incident happened at Mountmellick Road in Portlaoise.
When
The incident happened on Monday 3 February 2025, Bank Holiday Monday.
Investigation
  • Laois Gardaí are searching for the driver.
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the article.
Other details
  • The Leinster Express first reported the incident on 4 February 2025 and described it as a dramatic narrow escape.
  • The age, sex and nationality of the driver are not given.
6 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car crashed into the forecourt of a busy Portlaoise shop. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver left the scene. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe car had careered off a Laois road before reaching the shop. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whereThe incident happened at Mountmellick Road. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Bank Holiday Monday. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationLaois Gardaí are searching for the driver. (leinsterexpress.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 4 Feb2025
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Dramatic narrow escape at busy Portlaoise shop after car crashed into forecourt after careering off Laois road

    First report of the incident. Says the car crashed into a shop forecourt after careering off a Laois road, and that Gardaí are searching for the driver who left the scene on Bank Holiday Monday at Mountmellick Road.

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