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Case No. 30276Road traffic accident (non-fatal) · Co. Donegal · 27 Aug 2021

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after road traffic accident in Donegal

On Friday 27 August 2021, at around 5pm, a wheelie bin fell from the back of a small white lorry on the road between Gleneely and Carndonagh in County Donegal and struck a car, causing damage. No one was injured, and the lorry was reported to be travelling in the direction of Gleneely. Gardaí in Buncrana first publicised the incident on 28 August 2021 and are appealing for the lorry driver to make contact, along with witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage. No arrest or charge has been reported, and the case remains under investigation.

  1. Reported28 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A wheelie bin fell off the back of a small white lorry.
  • The wheelie bin collided with a car, causing damage to the car.
  • No one was injured in the incident.
  • The lorry was travelling in the direction of Gleneely.
Where
The incident took place on the road between Gleneely and Carndonagh, County Donegal.
When
The incident occurred around 5pm on Friday, 27 August 2021.
Other details
The incident was first reported on 28 August 2021.
Investigation
  • Gardaí in Buncrana are appealing for the lorry driver to make contact with them.
  • Gardaí are appealing to anyone who travelled that stretch of road around that time and may have witnessed the incident or had dashcam footage.
Charges
No arrest or charge has been reported.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car was struck by a wheelie bin that fell off the back of a lorry. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe wheelie bin fell off the back of a small white lorry. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe wheelie bin collided with a car causing damage. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatNo one was injured in the incident. (donegallive.ie)
  • whatThe lorry was travelling in the direction of Gleneely. (donegallive.ie)
  • whereThe incident took place on the road between Gleneely and Carndonagh. (donegallive.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred around 5pm on Friday. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to the lorry driver to make contact with them at Buncrana. (donegallive.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing to anyone who was travelling on that stretch of road around that time and who may have witnessed the incident or had a dashcam. (donegallive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 28 Aug2021
    Reporteddonegallive.ie, first report
    Garda appeal after car struck by wheelie bin that fell off lorry

    First report of the incident; Gardaí appealing for the lorry driver, witnesses and dashcam footage.