Two individuals are critically unwell in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle whilst standing on the M9’s hard shoulder post their car’s breakdown. The Gardaí are seeking witness testimonies regarding the incident that happened on the southbound M9, in proximity to Danesfort, Co Kilkenny, specifically between junctions 8 and 9 around 7.35pm on the past Thursday. The injured men, in their 30s, were transferred to the University Hospital Waterford in serious condition. Concurrently, the second car’s male driver is at St Luke’s General Hospital for treatment.
The Gardaí expressed in their statement that between Kilkenny’s Junction 8 and Junction 9 South, M9 was inaccessible for several hours post the incident. The Garda Forensic Collision Investigators carried out a technical examination of the accident spot. Detours had been instituted all of Friday. For any relevant information about the incident, the Garda requires notifying Thomastown Garda station on 056 775 4150, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any other Garda station.
In a related development, another segment of the M9 was temporarily inaccessible on Friday morning post a separate collision. This incident happened northbound between Junctions 4 and 3, specifically linking Castledermot and Athy in Co Kildare.