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Case No. 20569Road traffic offences · Co. Cork · 23 Jun 2023

Man charged after crash involving car and ambulance in Fermoy, Co Cork

On Friday 23 June 2023 at about 11.45pm, two vehicles, one of them an ambulance, were involved in a crash on McCurtain Street in Fermoy, Co Cork. Three people in the other vehicle, a person in their early 90s, a passenger in their 50s and a driver in their 30s, were assessed by medics at the scene, and no life-threatening injuries were reported. A man in his early 20s who drove one of the vehicles was arrested at the scene for a number of road traffic offences and was later released. He has since been charged in relation to the collision and is due before Fermoy District Court on 21 July 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Charged26 Jun
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The collision involved two vehicles, one of which was an ambulance.
  • The man who drove one of the vehicles is described as in his 20s, with the case details giving early 20s.
Where
The collision happened on McCurtain Street in Fermoy, Co Cork.
When
The collision happened on Friday 23 June 2023 at about 11.45pm.
Other details
  • Three people in the other vehicle were assessed by medics at the scene: a person in their early 90s, a passenger in their 50s and a driver in their 30s.
  • No life-threatening injuries were reported.
Charges
  • The man was arrested at the scene for a number of road traffic offences.
  • The man has been charged in relation to the collision.
Investigation
  • The man who was arrested was later released.
  • Investigations are ongoing.
In court
The man is due to appear before Fermoy District Court on 21 July 2023.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe collision involved two vehicles. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe driver and two passengers of the other vehicle were assessed by medics at the scene. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe injuries were non-life threatening. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe collision happened on McCurtain Street in Fermoy, Co Cork. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe collision happened on Friday 23 June 2023 at about 11.45pm. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationThe man who was arrested was later released. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationInvestigations are ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe second driver was arrested at the scene for a number of road traffic offences. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeThe second driver has been charged in relation to the collision. (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe driver is due to appear before Fermoy District Court on 21 July 2023. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherOne of the vehicles involved was an ambulance. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Jun2023
    Chargedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Man arrested after crash involving car and ambulance in North Cork

    Reports a Fermoy crash on 23 June 2023 involving an ambulance, with a man in his early 20s arrested at the scene, released and charged, and due before Fermoy District Court on 21 July 2023. This is a different incident from the fatal Fermoy crash of 1 July 2023 in the existing cases, so no case is matched.

    accused, early 20s, malevictim, late 30s, malevictim, late 50svictim, early 90s