*Photograph: Joe Buckley
A YOUNG Shannon man has died following Saturday night’s single-vehicle scrambler crash.
On Tuesday, the man aged in his twenties was pronounced dead at University Hospital Limerick.
He was involved in a single vehicle collision while driving an electric scrambler on Bóthar Na Luachra, Shannon shortly after 23:30 on Saturday night. He was taken from the scene by ambulance to UHL for treatment of serious injuries and was pronounced dead on Tuesday.
From Inis Eagla in Shannon, the male was driving an electric scrambler and is understood to have collided with a parked vehicle when trying to avoid another vehicle.
An Garda Síochána are continuing to appeal for witnesses. Road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were in the area at the time are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Shannon Garda Station on 061 365 900, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
