Man in critical condition after third car hits him at scene of earlier crash in Ireland
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A man remains in critical condition after a three-car collision in Co Meath, Ireland, in the early hours of Saturday, while a separate crash in Co Galway left a motorcyclist dead.
The first incident occurred at Smithstown, near Julianstown, on the R132 road. Gardaí said the initial crash happened at about 2:06 a.m., when one vehicle struck the rear of another. Both drivers, men in their 50s, were uninjured and pulled over to the left side of the road. About 10 minutes later, a third vehicle collided with one of the stopped cars, striking a man standing behind it. The injured man was taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, where he remains in critical condition. The driver of the third vehicle, a man in his 40s, was uninjured. The scene was preserved for technical examination, and diversions were in place. Gardaí appealed for witnesses or those with relevant footage traveling in the area between 1:20 a.m. and 2:20 a.m. to come forward .
Hours earlier, a man in his 30s died at the scene of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the N83 road between Claregalway and Tuam in Co Galway. The collision occurred around 11:40 p.m. on Friday. Gardaí and emergency services responded, but the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was taken to University Hospital Galway for a postmortem, and forensic investigators examined the scene on Saturday morning. The road remained closed with local diversions in place. Authorities urged anyone traveling on the N83 between 11 p.m. and 11:40 p.m. with dashcam or other relevant footage to contact Oranmore Garda Station .
In Helsinki, Finland, a bus collision on the Kehä I ring road injured eight people, one seriously. The accident involved two HSL buses, operated by Koiviston Auto on routes 562 and 554, near Myllypuro. A total of 29 people were on board the buses at the time. Five children were taken to the hospital for checks, and one of the injured was a child with minor wounds. The collision occurred just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, prompting a response from police, emergency services, and a medical helicopter. Traffic on Kehä I was disrupted until about 5 p.m. Police are investigating the incident as a potential case of gross endangerment of traffic safety, with the driver of the rear bus under suspicion .
In Spain, a woman died and two men were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the V-21 highway near Foios, Valencia. The accident, reported around 2 p.m., caused traffic delays of nearly 3 kilometers. Emergency services treated the two men, aged 24 and 41, for contusions before transporting them to Hospital Clínico de Valencia. The woman’s age was not disclosed .
In Norway, a frontal collision between a bus and a car on Route 15 in Vågå, Gudbrandsdalen, killed the car’s driver. The bus carried 25 passengers, two of whom were treated for minor injuries at a local medical center. The road remained closed for several hours for on-site investigations .
In Germany, a 61-year-old man died after a collision between a scooter and a van in Berlin-Pankow. The crash occurred at the intersection of Neumannstraße and Arnold-Zweig-Straße around 2:50 p.m. on Friday. The scooter rider, accompanied by a 15-year-old passenger who was also injured, was taken to a hospital where he later died. The van driver, 25, and his 27-year-old passenger were unharmed. The intersection was closed until approximately 5:45 p.m. for rescue operations and investigations .
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