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Case No. 2855Road traffic collision (fatal) · Co. Mayo · 25 Nov 2024

Sean Maye, 32, killed in car-lorry crash on N17 near Claremorris, Mayo

Sean Maye, 32, a landscape gardener from Tubbercurry, Co Sligo, was killed when his car collided with a lorry at Corbally, near Claremorris, Co Mayo, on the N17 at around 5:20pm on Monday 25 November 2024. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

  1. Reported25 Nov
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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17 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe collision involved a car and a lorry. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver of the car, a man in his 30s, was fatally injured. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatSean Maye, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene after his car collided with a truck (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe collision occurred on the N17 at Corbally. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe crash occurred at Corbally, near Claremorris, on the N17 (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred at around 5:20pm on Monday evening. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe crash occurred around 5:20pm on Monday 25 November 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationA technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators will take place in the morning. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage from the area at the time of the collision. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherNo other injuries were reported. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe road will remain closed overnight. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSean Maye was a landscape gardener from Tubbercurry, Co Sligo (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe had a young son and daughter with his partner Niamh McNamara (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherSix road deaths were recorded on a five-mile stretch of the N17 in the first five months of 2024 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherUna Carlin Bowden, 47, and her two daughters Ciara, 14, and Saoirse, 10, died on the same stretch in March (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherA safety audit is being carried out on the N17 (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherHe is survived by his partner Niamh McNamara, children Ella and Kyle, mother Joanne, father John, sister Sarah, and brother Ryan (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 26 Nov2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Young dad-of-two killed in horror crash involving lorry at N17 blackspot

    First report naming the victim and providing details of the crash, the N17 blackspot history, and funeral arrangements.

    victim, Sean Maye, 32, male, irish (judged from name)Sean Maye
  2. 25 Nov2024
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Man, 30s, killed in horror collision involving car and lorry

    Confirms the collision details and adds that the road remained closed overnight, a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators was planned for the morning, and Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dash-cam footage.

    victim, 30s, male