Ireland Named in reporting
Fr Con Cronin
Born between August 1952 and August 1953, from the ages reported. 4 reports across 1 case, 3 Aug 2021 to 21 Mar 2023
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Victim
- Born
- Between August 1952 and August 1953, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Irish, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Road traffic incident (fatal, Pedestrian struck by bus)
- Where
- Co. Cork
- Reporting
- 4 reports, 3 Aug 2021 to 21 Mar 2023
- Outlets
- rte.ie, gript.ie, thejournal.ie, extra.ie
Photographs
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Cases
latest first- Inquest returns accidental death verdict in fatal Monkstown bus crash Road traffic incident (fatal · Co. Cork
On 3 August 2021, a Bus Éireann bus lost control on Strand Road in Monkstown, Cork, mounting the footpath, striking a pedestrian, and crashing into five parked cars. The pedestrian, Fr Con Cronin, an Irish man aged 72, and the bus driver, Mark Wills, an Irish man aged 51 from Ballincollig, both died. Gardaí investigated whether the driver suffered a medical emergency while driving. In March 2023, a coroner's inquest in Midleton returned a verdict of accidental death for Fr Cronin and death due to natural causes, ventricular hypertrophy, for Wills.
In court, 21 Mar 2023Victim · 4 reports
Timeline
every report naming Fr Con Cronin, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 21 Mar2023Driver lost consciousness before crash, coroner hearsvictim, Fr Con Cronin, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Fr Con Cronin
- 5 Aug2021Cork priest killed by bus saved friend's life during accident - Griptvictim, Fr. Con Cronin, 72, male, irish (judged from name)Fr. Con Cronin
- 3 Aug2021Pedestrian killed in Co Cork bus crash named as local priest Fr Con Croninvictim, Fr Con Cronin, male, Irish, irishFr Con Cronin
- 3 Aug2021Local priest named as one of two killed in Cork crash as Bus Eireann pay tribute - Extra.ievictim, Father Con Cronin, 68, male, irish (judged from name)Father Con Cronin
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