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Case No. 29961Road traffic accident · Co. Tipperary · 23 Sep 2021

Three cows killed in car collision on N7 at Carrigatogher

A car collided with a herd of cows crossing the road on the N7 at Carrigatogher, outside Nenagh, Tipperary, at around 8am on 23 September 2021. Three cows were killed in the incident. The driver of the car was not injured. Emergency services attended the scene and the road was closed for around 90 minutes before normal traffic flow was restored.

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

Key facts

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What happened
  • A car collided with a herd of cows crossing the road on the N7 at Carrigatogher.
  • Three cows were killed in the collision.
Where
The incident occurred on the N7 at Carrigatogher, outside Nenagh, Tipperary.
When
The collision occurred at around 8am on 23 September 2021.
Other details
The driver of the car was not injured.
Investigation
Emergency services attended the scene and the road was closed for around 90 minutes before normal traffic flow was restored.
4 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA car collided with a herd of cows crossing the road on the N7 at Carrigatogher (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whatThe road was closed for around 90 minutes (tipperarylive.ie)
  • whenThe collision occurred at around 8am on 23 September 2021 (tipperarylive.ie)
  • investigationEmergency services attended and restored normal traffic flow (tipperarylive.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Sep2021
    Reportedtipperarylive.ie, first report
    Cows killed by motorist on N7 outside Nenagh

    Initial report of the collision between a car and a herd of cows on the N7 at Carrigatogher, resulting in three cows being killed.

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