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Horrifying car crash in Dublin
Two days ago Dublin witnessed the most horrifying car crash in a very long period of time. Pamela Boylan (32) and her nine-year-old son Thomas died after their Toyota collided with a Mitsubishi around midnight on a hazardous curve on the N81 highway south of Blessington. These two deaths brought up the death toll in Ireland to 113 in 2006 alone.
Five people died on the nation’s roads this week, including the young mother and her son. Another five have sustained injuries in result of traffic accidents. A man was arrested in relation with the accident, but the police at Naas Garda Station eventually released him without pressing charges. A file was submitted to the Public Prosecutions office. The driver of the Mitsubishi was taken to Naas General Hospital after sustaining minor injuries.
Witnesses were shocked by the scene of the crash and described it as horrifying. Another road accident of this caliber occurred in Dublin in December 2004. The police (gardai) conducted exhaustive investigations in the wake of the accidents. A woman and a man died in two separate accidents on the roads of Dublin. A truck in the northern part of the city hit the woman, who was in her 50s. The 70-year-old man was hit by a bus in downtown Dublin.
Everyone is or at least should be aware that driving in Ireland is on the left side of the road. If you plan to visit Ireland and driving is on the right side of the road in your native country, please be especially cautious. Several serious accidents occur every year in Dublin in result of inattentiveness on the part of tourists. Also, keep in mind that it is illegal to turn on red in Ireland. Most rental cars are stick shift; you’ll be hard pressed to find cars with automatic transmission, which is generally the case throughout Europe. Generally roads in Dublin are good, but country roads tend to be winding, uneven and narrow. Roads are most dangerous on holiday weekends and during the summer due to the customary traffic increase.