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Case No. 1848Fatal road traffic collision · Co. Leitrim · 15 Apr 2025

Teenager killed in single-vehicle tractor crash on R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim

A single-vehicle tractor crash on the R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim, killed a male passenger in his late teens shortly after 3pm on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. The driver, a male also in his late teens, was taken to Cavan General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The road was closed for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and Gardaí appealed for witnesses with dashcam footage from the area between 2:30pm and 3:30pm.

  1. Reported15 Apr
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

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What happened
  • A single-vehicle road traffic accident involving a tractor occurred.
  • A male passenger in his late teens was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The driver, a male in his late teens, was taken to Cavan General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Where
The crash occurred on the R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim.
When
The incident occurred shortly after 3pm, reported as approximately 3.10pm, on Tuesday, 15 April 2025.
Investigation
  • The road was closed for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
  • Gardaí appealed for witnesses with dashcam footage from the area between 2:30pm and 3:30pm.
7 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA single-vehicle road traffic accident involving a tractor occurred. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatA male passenger in his late teens was pronounced dead at the scene. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe driver, a male in his late teens, was taken to Cavan General Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe crash occurred on the R204 at Aghavilla, Carrigallen, Co Leitrim. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred shortly after 3pm on Tuesday, 15 April 2025. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe road was closed for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses with dashcam footage from the area between 2:30pm and 3:30pm. (irishmirror.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 15 Apr2025
    Reportedirishmirror.ie, first report
    Teenager dies in tractor tragedy as Gardai appeal for witnesses

    Initial report of the fatal tractor crash with Gardaí appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage from the area between 2:30pm and 3:30pm.

    victim, late teens, malesuspect, late teens, male