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Case No. 29573Road traffic accident · Co. Donegal · 13 Oct 2021

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after cyclists forced off road in Donegal

Two cyclists were forced off the road and off their bikes by a dark coloured pick-up pulling a trailer on the road between Castlefinn and Liscooley, Donegal, at around midday on 13 October 2021. Three cyclists were travelling towards Liscooley when the pick-up overtook a tractor in the opposite direction, forcing two of them off the road. The pick-up did not stop at the scene and continued towards Castlefinn. One cyclist was treated at the scene and the other was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital; neither suffered life-threatening injuries. Letterkenny gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area.

  1. Reported19 Oct
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Two cyclists were forced off the road and off their bikes by a dark coloured pick-up pulling a trailer.
  • Three cyclists were travelling towards Liscooley when the pick-up overtook a tractor in the opposite direction.
  • The pick-up did not stop at the scene and continued towards Castlefinn.
  • One cyclist was treated at the scene and the other was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital; neither suffered life-threatening injuries.
Where
The incident took place on the road between Castlefinn and Liscooley, Donegal.
When
The incident occurred at around midday on Wednesday, 13 October 2021.
Investigation
Letterkenny gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatTwo cyclists were forced off the road by a pick-up pulling a trailer (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThree cyclists were travelling towards Liscooley at the time (donegallive.ie)
  • whatA dark coloured pick-up overtook a tractor coming in the opposite direction (donegallive.ie)
  • whatTwo of the cyclists were forced off the road and off their bikes by the pick-up (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe pick-up did not stop at the scene and continued towards Castlefinn (donegallive.ie)
  • whatOne cyclist was treated at the scene for injuries (donegallive.ie)
  • whatNeither cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on the road between Castlefinn and Liscooley (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe other cyclist was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for medical attention (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at around midday on Wednesday, 13 October 2021 (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationLetterkenny gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 19 Oct2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Gardaí seeking witnesses after cyclists forced off road

    Gardaí appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident.

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