Teenager Killed In Longford Road Crash Lost His Older Brother In A Road Tragedy

Friday, 7 April 2023 09:15

By Caoimhe Harney

The 19 year old was hit by a bus as he walked along Convent Road on Thursday

A teenager has died in road traffic collision in Longford.

It's emerged the teenager killed yesterday, had lost his older brother in a road tragedy just over a year ago.

The 19 year old was hit by a bus as he walked along Convent Road in Longford town at around 6 o'clock yesterday evening and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Irish Independent reports his 23 year old brother was killed in a single vehicle crash in 2022.

The road remains closed this morning for a Garda forensic collision investigation.

The young man's body has been taken to Mullingar Regional Hospital where a post mortem will be carried out today.

Longford Leader journalist, Liam Cosgrove, says it's the second tragedy to hit the McDonnell home in recent years:

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