Issue Date: 29th July 2024
Gardaí in Navan are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Co. Meath on Sunday, 28th July 2024.
Shortly before 10pm, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a single-vehicle collision on the R161 Trim to Navan Road at Philpotstown near Navan. The driver and sole occupant of the car, a man in his 20s, was treated at the scene and brought by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, where he was later pronounced deceased.
The scene has been preserved overnight, and local traffic diversions are in place pending examination this morning by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. The local Coroner has been notified, and a post-mortem examination will be arranged.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were traveling on the R161 road between Navan and Trim, Co. Meath, between 9:30pm and 10pm on Sunday, 28th July 2024, are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Navan Garda Station on 046 9079930, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
