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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15275Fatal hit-and-run collision · Co. Kildare

Gardaí renew appeal after fatal Kildare hit-and-run

A 16-year-old boy was fatally injured in a hit-and-run collision with a vehicle on the R403 in Blackwood, near Robertstown, Co Kildare, at about 12.30am on Sunday 10 November 2024. The sources do not give his name or nationality, and they do not identify the vehicle's driver. Gardaí are seeking to identify the driver of a motorcycle understood to have passed the scene. No arrest or charge has been reported. In the latest development, reported on 6 December 2024, gardaí renewed their appeal for witnesses and camera or dash cam footage, and the investigation is ongoing.

  1. Reported6 Dec
    2 reports
  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 16-year-old male pedestrian was fatally injured in a hit-and-run collision involving a vehicle.
Where
The collision occurred on the R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown, Co Kildare; one report gives the location as Robertstown.
When
The collision happened in the early hours of Sunday 10 November 2024, at approximately 12.30am.
Investigation
  • Gardaí are seeking to identify the driver of a motorcycle who is understood to have passed the scene and is believed to have travelled from Prosperous to Allenwood along the R403.
  • Road users in the Prosperous, Allenwood, Carbury and Robertstown area with camera or dash cam footage are asked to give it to gardaí.
  • Anyone with information is asked to contact Naas Garda Station, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda Station.
  • Gardaí first made their appeal in a report on 6 December 2024 and have since renewed it, and the investigation is ongoing.
Charges
No arrest or charge in connection with the collision has been reported.
In court
No court proceedings in connection with the collision have been reported.
Sentence
No sentence in connection with the collision has been reported.
Other details
  • The sources do not give the victim's name or nationality.
  • A second source, with only its headline usable, describes the incident as a Kildare hit-and-run that killed a 16-year-old boy.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA teenager was fatally injured as a result of the collision. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe collision was a fatal hit-and-run road traffic collision. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatA 16-year-old boy was killed in a hit-and-run in Kildare. (extra.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred on the R403 in Blackwood near Robertstown at about 12.30am. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe hit-and-run took place in Kildare. (extra.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened in the early hours of Sunday 10 November 2024. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí are seeking to identify the driver of a motorcycle who is understood to have passed the scene. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationRoad users in the Prosperous, Allenwood, Carbury and Robertstown area with camera or dash cam footage are asked to make it available to gardaí. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Naas Garda Station, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda Station. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí have renewed an appeal over the incident. (extra.ie)
  • otherThe male pedestrian was 16 years old and was fatally injured in the collision. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe motorcyclist is believed to have been travelling along the R403 from Prosperous to Allenwood. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 6 Dec2024
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Gardai renew appeal after Kildare hit-and-run that killed 16-year-old boy

    Only the headline is usable. The body text is unrendered template code with no article content. No existing case matches a Kildare hit-and-run that killed a 16-year-old boy.

    victim, 16, male
  2. 6 Dec2024
    Reportedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare gardaí investigating hit-and-run want to contact motorcyclist who passed scene

    First report of this collision in the sources. Adds that the pedestrian was a 16-year-old male, the location on the R403, the motorcyclist believed to have travelled from Prosperous to Allenwood, and the request for camera or dash cam footage from a specified time window.

    victim, 16, male