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GARDAÍ IN WESTMEATH are appealing for witnesses to a hit-and-run that occurred on the M6.
The incident happened on the westbound side of the motorway between Junction 5, Kilbeggan and Junction 6, Moate on Wednesday at around 9pm.
The driver of a silver Toyota Yaris was struck from the rear by another vehicle causing it to spin across the road. The driver of the Toyota Yaris did not require hospital treatment.
The offending vehicle, which gardaí have no description of, failed to remain at the scene.
Gardai are asking for witnesses who may have travelled this stretch of road between 8pm and 10pm on the night or to anyone with information that can assist to contact Athlone Garda Station on 090 6498550, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any garda station.
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The Yaris driver had two paper bags over their head from the shame of driving it.
Insured drivers or not, will you please have your headlights checked. Sick and tired of what I call ** 1 eyed reillys** blinding me., One dull headlight and the other one blaring, OR just one headlight. L drivers on their own on motorways?? L drivers around town I live in consistently driving around on their own. Must be one law for the non nationals, and one for the, indigenous, who, get pulled and probably charged whereas the others???
@Liam Kielthy:
Pesky foreigners eh
@DarkHorse: as Ardal O’Hanlon said foreigners cause the crashes cause people stop to look…
@Liam Kielthy: learners aren’t allowed on motorways even with a full driver with them
@Jamíe Costello: Absolutly stupid for learners accompanied by qualified drivers not allowed on motorways. There are many dual carriageway that are similar to motorways Dual carriageway have more obstacles like pedestrians, cyclists, pedestrian crossings traffic lights, left and right turns etc etc so what’s the problem?
@Liam Kielthy: I drive a lot for work and my experience is that it’s mostly qualified drivers that are hazards on the road. People can’t negotiate roundabouts , wrong lanes, no indicators. They drive at stupidly slow speeds and they don’t realise that they have mirrors. The amount of dopey idiots on the road is ridiculous. You’ve got slow drivers in small cars and d*ckheads in big cars all putting everyone else at risk.
It was probably just a moderately strong gust of wind. It is a yaris after all.
Sarge, sounds like this could get expensive, let’s just forget the investigation and chalk it up as a bad experience! Move on nothing to see here!
Yaris/Auris should not be on a motorway.
@Jon Stynes: Auris is a hatch back Corrolla.
@RiainOg: yeah? In like the same way an e bike is a motor cycle?
@Brendan Hughes: Toyota changed the name on the hatch back Corrolla to Auris in recent years, do a Google search on it before you comment!! The car your thinking of has a completely different name, I’ll let you find it while you google Auris…
Not surprised it’s coming to this. Irish drivers just couldn’t give a f*ck these days. It’s dog eat dog out there.
@mcgoo: as a recently qualified driver I couldn’t agree more. The disrespect people have on the road is ridiculous! When I have my L plates up people over take on solid lines, back roads, whatever, you name it. Compare this to when the other half is driving (full licence) and people don’t do half that stuff. Oh and use the damn indicator folks!!
@Drew P. Baulsach: after a while you’ll drive like everyone else, and couldn’t be arsed with indicators either.
@Brian Mc Cabe: Anymore than one lane coming into a roundabout with two lanes going around it, is extremely complicated for some. It’s very difficult to spend 12 whole hours learning how to observe, signal and maneuver to the correct lane. The EDT course is too difficult!! Sarcaim aside, when you actually do follow the correct procedure to drive safely around roundabouts, you get lights flashed and horns blared at you, from drivers in the wrong lane!
@Drew P. Baulsach: ah..an expert already. Did you have somebody accompany you at ALL times while on L plates?
@oh i dunno: well as a matter of fact I do! If it’s not my fiancee then it’s usually my dad. I’m also not an “expert already” and didn’t claim to be, it’s just an observation I’ve noticed while driving.
I say the yaris was going that slow when someone came behind and said this yaris going so slow it was being pushed a bit faster till he lost control lol
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