Victim of Boyerstown collision was American tourist
The victim of yesterday morning's fatal collision on the Athboy Road at Boyerstown, Navan, was an American tourist.
The woman who died was in her early forties and was one of four American tourists travelling in a car that had just exited from the M3 at junction 9 when it was in collision with another car at around 7.45am on Thursday morning, 12th March.
The victim was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene, while a teenage passenger was airlifted to Children's Hospital Ireland, Temple Street, with serious injuries. She is understood to be in a critical but stable condition.
The driver of the car, a 30-year-old woman, and another female passenger who was in her early 60's were both taken by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. It is understood that both were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver and sole occupant of the second car, a male, was brought to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
A section of the N51 road was closed for several hours while forensic collision investigators carried out an examination of the scene but reopened yesterday evening.
Navan Gardai are investigating and are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward including those with dash cam footage. Anyone with information is asked to contact Navan Garda Station on (046) 9036100.
A second unrelated serious collision also occurred on the same road yesterday morning at Fraynestown, Athboy, which involved a HGV and a smaller truck. The driver of the smaller truck, understood to be a pick up style truck, received serious injuries. The driver of the HGV was taken to hospital as a precaution.
In what has been described as a dark day for Meath roads, the fatal collision at Boyerstown was the second fatal collision to occur yesterday.
It followed the death of a man in his forties in a crash between a van and a truck on the M3 at Dunshaughlin at around 2am yesterday morning. The victim was the driver of the van and is understood to have had an address in Navan.
The driver of the truck was taken to Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown as a precaution.
The northbound lanes of the M3 between Junctions 5 and 6 were closed for a time while a technical examination was being carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or those with dash cam footage to contact Ashbourne Garda Station, the garda confidential line or any garda station.