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Two Killed in Separate Overnight Crashes in Tipperary

Investigators are carrying out forensic examinations at both scenes, seeking witnesses plus dash-cam footage.

Overview

  • A woman in her 80s died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision in Toomevara, Nenagh, after the crash occurred in the early hours.
  • Gardaí say the Toomevara incident happened between midnight and about 2:20–2:30am and are asking road users with camera footage from that window to come forward.
  • The Toomevara road remains closed as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conduct a technical examination with traffic diversions in place.
  • The woman’s body was taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick for a post-mortem and the coroner has been notified.
  • In a separate crash on the R445 at Birdhill, a man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene, with investigators seeking camera footage from between 10pm and 8am and the scene preserved for examination.