Gardaí investigating a fatal road traffic collision on the R725, Castledermot Road, Tullow, in Carlow at approximately 4.30am this morning are appealing for witnesses.
The Thomas Traynor Road to Rathbawn Lane is currently closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. Diversions are in place and Gardaí are asking people to use alternative routes.
Elsewhere, Gardaí are investigating an incident at Limekiln Avenue, Greenhills, Walkinstown, Dublin 12. A silver Volvo S40 crashed into a steel barrier at 9pm.
A man in his 30s, who is believed to be the driver of this car, made his way to Templemanor Close knocked on the door of a number of houses and forced his way into two houses on Templemanor Drive.
He was taken to Tallaght Hospital and was later pronounced dead. A post mortem examination will be carried out today by the State Pathologist Professor Marie Cassidy.
The crash scene and the house where the man was arrested have been sealed off for a technical examination by Garda Crime Scene Examiners and Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who witnessed the initial crash on Limekiln Ave or who may have been in the Templemanor area between 9pm and 10pm on September 22 to contact them at Crumlin Garda Station on 01 666 6200.
