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Case No. 7645Road traffic collision · Co. Limerick · 18 Aug 2023

Woman arrested after car and lorry crash at Adare, Co Limerick

On Friday 18 August 2023, a lorry and a car collided on the N21 in Adare, Co Limerick, shortly before 4pm according to one report and around 3.45pm according to another. The car carried four women: two in their 60s were seriously injured and taken to hospital, while a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 40s had injuries not thought to be life-threatening. Gardaí arrested a woman in her 40s in connection with the collision, and she was detained at a Garda station in Limerick under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. The latest report, published on 22 August, says enquiries are ongoing and gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested22 Aug
    2 reports
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
A car and a lorry collided on the N21 in Adare, Co Limerick.
Where
The crash happened on the N21 at Adare in Co Limerick.
When
The crash happened on Friday 18 August 2023, shortly before 4pm according to one report and around 3.45pm according to another.
Other details
  • The car had four female occupants.
  • Two women in the car, both in their 60s, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
  • A woman in her 60s and a woman in her 40s in the car were treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening.
  • No other injuries were reported and the road was open to traffic at the time of the report and later reopened.
Investigation
  • Gardaí arrested a woman in her 40s in relation to the collision.
  • The arrested woman was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Limerick.
  • Gardaí said enquiries are ongoing and appealed for witnesses and road users with dash-cam or other footage from the area.
Charges
No charge has been reported.
In court
No court appearance has been reported.
Sentence
No sentence has been reported.
19 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA serious road traffic collision occurred in Limerick. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe collision involved a lorry and a car. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whatThe collision involved a car and a lorry on the N21. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened on the N21 in Adare. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whereThe crash happened at Adare in Co Limerick. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe crash happened shortly before 4pm on Friday. (irishmirror.ie)
  • whenEmergency services attended the collision at around 3.45pm on the day before publication. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a woman aged in her 40s in relation to the collision. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationThe arrested woman was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in the Limerick Region. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí said enquiries are ongoing. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for witnesses, particularly anyone with footage of the crash. (irishmirror.ie)
  • investigationGardaí arrested a woman in her 40s in relation to the crash and she was detained at a Garda station in Limerick. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí appealed for road users with dash-cam or other footage from the area. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherTwo women in the car, both in their 60s, were taken to hospital with serious injuries. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe road was open to traffic at the time of the report. (irishmirror.ie)
  • otherThe car had four female occupants. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherTwo women in their 60s were taken to hospital with serious injuries. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherTwo other occupants, a woman in her 60s and a woman in her 40s, were treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening. (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherNo other injuries were reported and the road reopened. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 22 Aug2023
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Woman arrested after serious crash between car and lorry in Limerick

    First report of the Adare N21 lorry and car crash and the arrest of a woman in her 40s; the article gives the incident as 'yesterday' relative to its 19 August publication.

    suspect, 40s, femalevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 40s, female
  2. 22 Aug2023
    Arrestedirishmirror.ie, follow-up
    Woman arrested as Gardai appeal for information on crash between car and lorry

    Reports the arrest of a woman aged in her 40s in connection with the collision, the injuries to four women in the car, and the Garda appeal for witnesses and footage.

    suspect, 40s, femalevictim, 60s, femalevictim, 60s, femalevictim, femalevictim, female