Ireland Gardaí renew appeal over Laois hit-and-run crash
Two cars collided near Moat, Ballinakill, Co Laois, at about 10.15pm on Friday 31 July 2026. A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s were seriously injured and taken to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore, and the driver of the second car, described as a man, fled the scene. Gardaí appealed for information on 1 August 2026 and renewed the appeal on 10 August 2026, when the couple were still receiving hospital treatment. No arrest or charge has been reported.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Two cars collided near Moat, Ballinakill, Co Laois, and the driver of the second car, described as a man, left the scene.
- A man in his 80s and a woman in his 70s, a passenger, were seriously injured.
- When
- The collision happened at about 10.15pm on Friday 31 July 2026.
- Where
- The collision happened near Moat, Ballinakill, on the L7797 road.
- Other details
- The injured man and woman were taken to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore and are continuing to receive treatment.
- The Leinster Express understands the car the man was driving was reported stolen that day.
- Investigation
- The road was closed and local diversions were put in place pending examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
- Gardaí are seeking to identify the driver of the second car and are appealing to witnesses.
- Gardaí asked road users in the area between 10pm and 11pm on 31 July for camera or dash-cam footage.
- Anyone with information or footage is asked to contact Abbeyleix Garda Station on (057) 873 0580.
- Gardaí first appealed for information on 1 August 2026 and renewed the appeal on 10 August 2026.
- Charges
- No arrest or charge has been reported in the sources.
22 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGardaí are looking to identify the driver who fled the scene of a crash. (extra.ie)
- whatThe crash left a couple injured. (extra.ie)
- whatA man and a woman were seriously injured in the crash and are being treated in hospital. (rte.ie)
- whatA man fled from a two-car crash in Ballinakill. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe crash left an elderly couple with serious injuries. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe collision involved two cars and occurred near Moat, Ballinakill. (rte.ie)
- whereThe collision happened at Moat, Ballinakill. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe collision happened at about 10.15pm on Friday 31 July 2026. (rte.ie)
- whenThe collision happened on Friday, 31 July, at 10.15pm. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí are seeking to identify the driver of the second car. (rte.ie)
- investigationThe road was closed pending examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are appealing to witnesses to come forward. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí asked road users in the area between 10pm and 11pm on 31 July for camera or dash-cam footage. (rte.ie)
- investigationAnyone with information is asked to contact Abbeyleix Garda Station on (057) 873 0580. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí are renewing their appeal for information about the crash. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- investigationAnyone with CCTV footage, dashcam or information is asked to contact Gardaí at Abbeyleix Garda Station. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe man in his 80s and the woman in her 70s were taken to Midland Regional Hospital Tullamore. (rte.ie)
- otherThe driver of the second car left the scene. (rte.ie)
- otherLocal diversions were put in place. (rte.ie)
- otherThe injured man and his passenger were taken to the Midlands Regional Hospital in Tullamore. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe car the man was driving was reported as stolen that day. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherThe couple are continuing to receive hospital treatment. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 10 Aug2026Gardaí renew appeal over serious Laois crash
Original report of the crash and the renewed garda appeal. It adds that the car the man was driving was reported stolen that day, the hospital the couple were taken to, and the garda contact details.
victim, 80s, malevictim, 70s, femalesuspect, male - 1 Aug2026Man, 80s, and woman, 70s, seriously injured in crash
RTÉ report of 1 August 2026 adds that the road was closed for forensic collision examination, local diversions were in place, gardaí asked for witnesses and dash-cam footage from 10pm to 11pm, and gave the Abbeyleix Garda Station contact number.
victim, 80s, malevictim, 70s, femalesuspect - 1 Aug2026Gardai looking to identify driver who fled scene of crash that left couple injured
The article contains only a headline and template code, with no details. The headline matches existing case 8284 (Laois hit-and-run, driver left the scene after a crash injuring a man and a woman).
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