Five people were taken to hospital after a two-car crash on the N2 at Blakestown, south of Ardee, Co Louth, at about 11.40pm on Sunday, October 25. Four were treated for serious injuries, LMFM reported.
The four occupants of one car—a man and a woman in their 50s, a woman in her 20s and a male in his late teens—were brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda with serious injuries, according to LMFM. A man in his 30s, the occupant of the second car, was also taken to the hospital with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening.
The N2 south of Ardee remained closed to allow forensic collision investigators to examine the scene, with local diversions in place, LMFM reported. Northern Sound also reported the road closure and the Garda appeal for witnesses.
Gardaí appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage
Gardaí are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or who travelled on the N2 in the Blakestown area between 11.20pm and 11.50pm and may have camera or dashcam footage, to contact investigating officers, according to LMFM.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Drogheda Garda Station on 041 987 4200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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