{"id":74686,"date":"2025-10-11T22:32:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/74686\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:32:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:32:08","slug":"man-50s-killed-in-three-car-horror-crash-in-kilkenny-as-gardai-appeal-for-dashcam-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/74686\/","title":{"rendered":"Man, 50s, killed in three-car horror crash in Kilkenny as Gardai appeal for dashcam footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The road is expected to remain closed in both directions overnight<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/33_gardai-road.png\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The road was closed for technical examination(Image: PA Archive\/PA Images )<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">A man sadly lost his life this afternoon in a shocking three-car crash in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/kilkenny\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Co KilkennyLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Co Kilkenny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The horror <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/road-traffic-accidents\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"road traffic collisionLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">road traffic collision<\/a> took place on the N10 at Templemartin between 4pm and 4.30pm. Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene following reports of a crash involving three cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The driver and sole occupant of one of the cars involved in the crash, a man aged in his 50s, was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/road-deaths\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"pronounced deceased at the sceneLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pronounced deceased at the scene<\/a>. The local coroner has been notified.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The occupants of the other vehicles did not require immediate <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/hospitals\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"hospitalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hospital<\/a> treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">A full forensic collision investigation is set to be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">The N10 remains closed in both directions from the junction at Exit 8 of the M9 to the Hebron Road roundabout. Local diversions will remain in place for motorists overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/all-about\/an-garda-siochana\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"GardaiLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gardai<\/a> have now issued an appeal for witnesses, particularly those who may have dashcam footage of the area around the time of the collision, to make contact with authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">A spokesperson for An Garda Siochana told <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Irish MirrorLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Irish Mirror<\/a>: &#8220;Garda\u00ed at Kilkenny Garda Station are appealing to anyone who was travelling on the N10 at Templemartin around the time of the collision to contact them. Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) from that section of road during the relevant period are also asked to make it available to investigating officers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">&#8220;Anyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 777 5000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"irishmirror\">Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest news from the Irish Mirror direct to your inbox: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irishmirror.ie\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=39e53cb8-b266-4e33-8d00-e9f7a38f420c&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Sign up here.Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The road is expected to remain closed in both directions overnightThe road was closed for technical examination(Image: PA&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":74687,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[45,49401,42,12969,43,16669,43906,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-74686","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-an-garda-siochana","9":"tag-car-crashes","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-kilkenny","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-road-deaths","14":"tag-road-traffic-accidents","15":"tag-top-news","16":"tag-top-stories","17":"tag-topnews","18":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}