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Case No. 29820Road traffic accident · Co. Galway · 1 Oct 2021

Driver treated at scene in Athenry road traffic accident

A jeep went out of control and flipped its trailer while transporting animals on the M17 motorway at Moanbaun in Athenry, County Galway, on Friday, 1 October 2021, at approximately 7 pm. The driver, a man in his 50s, was treated at the scene by paramedics. The animals in the attached trailer were not reported as being harmed. Gardaí closed off part of the M17 at Junction 18 Athenry following the single-vehicle collision.

  1. Reported4 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A jeep went out of control and flipped its trailer while transporting animals.
  • The driver, a man in his 50s, was treated at the scene by paramedics.
  • The animals being transported in the attached trailer were not reported as being harmed.
Where
The collision occurred at Moanbaun in Athenry, County Galway, on the M17 motorway.
When
The collision happened on Friday, 1 October 2021, at approximately 7 pm.
Investigation
Gardaí closed off part of the M17 motorway at Junction 18 Athenry.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA jeep went out of control and flipped its trailer. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatAnimals were being transported in an attached trailer. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver, a man in his 50s, was treated at the scene by paramedics. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whatThe animals were not reported as being harmed. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred at Moanbaun in Athenry, County Galway. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened on Friday, 1 October 2021 at approximately 7 pm. (galwaybeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí closed off part of the M17 motorway at Junction 18 Athenry. (galwaybeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 4 Oct2021
    Reportedgalwaybeo.ie, first report
    Gardai rush to Galway motorway road as driver treated at scene in horror crash

    Initial report of the collision with a Garda spokesman confirming details of the single-vehicle crash and that the animals were unharmed.

    victim, 50s, male