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Case No. 5350Road traffic offences (fatal single-vehicle collision) · Co. Cork · 27 Jul 2024

Driver released without charge after fatal crash in Kinsale, Co Cork

A man in his 40s died as a passenger in a single-vehicle crash shortly after 1:30am on Saturday, 27 July 2024, at Ballynamona, Kinsale, Co Cork. The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of offences under the Road Traffic Act and detained at a Garda station in Cork. He was subsequently released without charge, and Gardaí said a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. The road was closed for a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and has since fully reopened.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested27 Jul
    3 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man in his 40s, a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene in a single-vehicle crash.
  • No other serious injuries were reported.
Where
The crash occurred at Ballynamona, Kinsale, Co Cork.
When
The crash happened shortly after 1:30am on Saturday, 27 July 2024.
Investigation
  • The driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of offences under the Road Traffic Act and detained at a Garda station in Cork under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
  • The body was removed to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital for a postmortem examination.
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses and for road users with camera or dash-cam footage from the Ballynamona area between 1:15am and 1:45am.
  • The driver was released without charge and Gardaí said a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Other details
The road at Ballynamona was closed pending a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and has since fully reopened.
18 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man in his 40s died in an overnight crash. (extra.ie)
  • whatA man in his 40s, a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatNo other serious injuries to anyone else were reported (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver, a man in his 30s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of offences under the Road Traffic Act (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA passenger died in a single-vehicle crash in Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA passenger in the car, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened in Ballynamona, Kinsale, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe crash occurred shortly after 1:30am on Saturday at Ballynamona, Kinsale (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe crash happened shortly after 1.30am on Saturday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was arrested at the scene. (extra.ie)
  • investigationThe body was removed to the mortuary at Cork University Hospital for a postmortem examination (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe driver is detained at a Garda Station in Cork under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe road at Ballynamona is closed with local diversions pending a technical examination by Forensic Collision Investigators (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and for road users with camera or dash-cam footage from the Ballynamona area between 1:15am and 1:45am (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe driver was released without charge. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said a file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses, particularly road users with camera footage including dash-cam. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe road at Ballynamona has fully reopened following a technical examination by forensic collision investigators. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Jul2024
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Driver arrested after passenger died in car crash released without charge

    First report of the incident. The driver was arrested at the scene under the Road Traffic Act and has since been released without charge; a file will go to the DPP. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage.

    victim, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, male
  2. 27 Jul2024
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man, 40s, killed in single vehicle horror smash as gardai make arrest

    Initial report of the fatal crash and the driver's arrest at the scene; body removed to Cork University Hospital mortuary for postmortem; road closed pending Forensic Collision Investigators examination; Gardaí appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage from 1:15am–1:45am.

    victim, 40s, malesuspect, 30s, male
  3. 27 Jul2024
    Arrestedextra.ie, first report
    Man, 40s, dies in overnight crash in Co Cork as driver arrested at scene

    The article body is missing: the text contains only website template code. Details come from the headline alone, so the date, location and cause of the crash are not given.

    victim, 40s, malesuspect