Man airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after crash between tractor and car in Carlow
Two men were rushed to hospital following the collision on the R488 at Leighlinbridge in Co Carlow
Gardaí are urging witnesses to come forward
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after a serious two vehicle crash in Carlow yesterday saw two men hospitalised with one airlifted to a Dublin hospital with serious injuries.
Shortly before 10am on Thursday August 29, 2024, Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a serious collision between a car and a tractor on the R488 at Rathvinden, Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow near to the Arboretum. The road is known locally as the the old Carlow-Kilkenny road.
The tractor driver, a man in his 60s, was airlifted to Tallaght Hospital with serious injuries. The car’s driver, a man in his 20s, was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny for assessment.
The Irish Independent understands the driver of the tractor was a farmer who lives locally.
The R488 has now reopened to traffic after being closed for most of yesterday in order to facilitate…
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