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Case No. 22723Road traffic incident (serious) · Co. Offaly · 23 Jan 2023

Serious collision between car and minibus on N80 near Tullamore, Offaly

A car and a minibus collided on the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure, County Offaly, shortly after 3pm on 23 January 2023. The car driver, a man in his 80s, was taken to Midland Regional Hospital in serious condition, while the minibus occupants did not require hospital treatment.

  1. Reported23 Jan
    2 reports
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA collision involved a car and a minibus on the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe driver of the car, a man in his 80s, was taken to Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, in serious condition. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe occupants of the minibus did not require hospital treatment. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whatThe car driver, a man in his 80s, was taken by ambulance to Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThe man's condition is understood to be serious. (thejournal.ie)
  • whatThose in the minibus did not require hospital treatment. (thejournal.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened on the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure. (thejournal.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred shortly after 3pm on 23 January 2023. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred at around 3pm on 23 January 2023. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationA technical examination of the scene was completed and the road reopened to traffic. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure. (leinsterexpress.ie)
  • investigationA technical examination of the scene has been completed and the road has reopened to traffic. (thejournal.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure at the time of the collision. (thejournal.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Jan2023
    Reportedthejournal.ie, its first report
    Man in serious condition following crash in Offaly

    Adds that a technical examination of the scene has been completed, the road has reopened to traffic, and investigating gardaí are appealing for witnesses and camera footage from the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure.

    victim, 80s, male
  2. 23 Jan2023
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, first report
    Gardai issue appeal over serious crash on N80 near Laois border

    Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage from the N80 between Tullamore and Derryclure at the time of the collision. Technical examination of the scene has been completed and the road has reopened.

    victim, 80s, male