{"id":364699,"date":"2026-03-25T17:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364699\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T17:11:12","slug":"young-man-hospitalised-after-scrambler-crash-in-co-clare-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/364699\/","title":{"rendered":"Young man hospitalised after scrambler crash in Co Clare dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"University Hospital Limerick, stock photo. Photo: Don Moloney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2f60a8cc-a2c0-4cb8-a294-cf292347f419.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">University Hospital Limerick, stock photo. Photo: Don Moloney<\/p>\n<p>Irish Independent Newsdesk<\/p>\n<p>Today at 12:05<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A young man who was hospitalised for serious injuries following a single-vehicle collision involving a scrambler bike in Co Clare on Saturday has died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Shortly after 11:30pm, Garda\u00ed and emergency services responded to a collision involving an electric scrambler on B\u00f3thar Na Luachra, Shannon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The driver, a man in his early 20s, was taken from the scene by ambulance to University Hospital Limerick, with serious injuries. He died yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"University Hospital Limerick, stock photo. Photo: Don Moloney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2f60a8cc-a2c0-4cb8-a294-cf292347f419.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">University Hospital Limerick, stock photo. Photo: Don Moloney<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">News in 90 seconds &#8211; March 22<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Garda\u00ed are appealing for anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward. Road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating Garda\u00ed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Anyone with information is asked to contact Shannon Garda Station on 061 365 900, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"University Hospital Limerick, stock photo. 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