5 killed in weekend of carnage.Byline: By DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. COLLINS & TOM GILLESPIE FIVE people have been killed in another weekend of carnage on the roads. A man died after his car crashed on Quincentennial quin·cen·ten·ni·al adj. Quincentenary. n. A quincentenary event or celebration. Noun 1. quincentennial - the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quincentenary Bridge in Galway city at about 8pm last night. A woman who was injured in the collision was taken to University College Hospital. In Rathangan, Co kildare, a woman cyclist in her 60s was killed in a hit and run last night. Gardai said she was struck by a van at around 7.30pm. They later arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with the accident. A 32-year-old man died in a single car accident at Tyrrellspass, Co Westmeath, yesterday morning. The name of the victim, who died at the scene, has not been released. On Saturday night 84-year-old Margaret Conroy, from Lough Mask  Lough Mask (Loch Measca , Co
Mayo, was killed when she was hit by a car on her way home from mass.
She was taken to Mayo General Hospital in Castlebar where she was pronounced dead at 9.25pm. Gardai are appealing for any witnesses to the incident. Meanwhile, Ena Pogue, of Poles, Co Cavan, also 84, lost her life in a collision on the N3 on Friday. |
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