Gardaí are examining the scene this morning
09:12, 04 Jan 2026Updated 09:26, 04 Jan 2026
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A man in his 30s was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kerry overnight, with Gardaí now appealing for witnesses. Emergency services and Gardaí were alerted to the collision along a local road in Knockdooragh, Headford, shortly after 11 pm on Saturday night.
The car collided with a tree late last night, and upon arrival, the driver was sadly pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The crash occurred in a rural area about 15 minutes outside of Killarney, and the road was closed to allow for a full technical examination to take place.
The road remains closed this morning as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators examine the scene, and local diversions have been put in place to accommodate traffic. Gardaí have asked anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them, and they are also interested in examining video footage from anyone who was travelling in the area around the time of the collision.
Road users, particularly those with a dash cam, who were travelling near Headford between 11 and 11:30 pm last night, have been asked to make any footage they have available to investigating Gardaí.
A Garda spokesperson said: “Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision that occurred on the L3013 at Knockdooragh, Headford, Co. Kerry on the night of Saturday 3rd January, 2026.
“The collision involved a single vehicle that collided with a tree and occurred at approximately 11.20 pm. The driver of the car, a man aged in his 30s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
“The road is currently closed for examination by Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 11 pm and 11:30 pm last night are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Macroom Garda Station on 026 20590, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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