Infant boy among three killed in road accident in Tipperary

An infant boy is among three people killed in a road accident in Tipperary.

The single vehicle collision occurred shortly before 9pm on Tuesday evening when a car hit a wall in the Windmill Knockbulloge area of Cashel.

Gardaí have confirmed that there were three fatalities as a result of this collision. An adult male and adult female who were rear seat passengers were pronounced deceased at the scene. An infant boy was also fatally injured during the collision.

The adult male driver and adult female front seat passenger of the car have been taken to Tipperary University Hospital where their condition is described as serious.

The road in Windmill Knockbulloge is closed to traffic with local diversions in place.

Garda Forensic Collision Investigators (FCI) have been requested to conduct an examination of the scene which will take place today, Wednesday, August 30.

An incident room has been established at Cahir Garda Station and a Senior Investigating Officer has been appointed to lead the investigation.

Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact the investigation team.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the Windmill Knockbulloge area near Cashel between 8.30pm and 9.15pm this evening are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Cahir Garda station on 052 617 7640, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

This is the second collision with multiple fatalities in Tipperary in five days after four young people lost their lives in an accident in Clonmel on Friday.