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Accident on Newcastle Rd

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  • 02-02-2011 6:48pm
    #1
    seriouslysweet
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭


    What happened? Was diverted on my way to running in Dangan.


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    cr0bar
    Registered Users Posts: 39 ✭cr0bar


    I was diverted as well leaving the NUIG Dangan car park via the hospital roundabout. I saw a Garda Mondeo and a fire truck blocking the road up there.


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    snubbleste
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    How do you know it was an accident?


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    poisonated
    Registered Users Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭poisonated


    If it was an accident, I hope no one is seriously injured.


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    happyoutish
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭happyoutish


    Looks like an accident... road closed and blue lights everywhere!!!

    If it is an accident i hope anyone involved is ok!!


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    seriouslysweet
    Registered Users Posts: 566 ✭✭✭seriouslysweet


    How do I know it was an accident? Garda sign saying it, saw the flashing lights and the car gone funny on the road. I just don't see how it could happen on that road. Anyway here's hoping everyone survived.


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    MaxFlower
    Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭MaxFlower


    I thought I saw an ESB van getting a Garda escort over the bridge so there may have been a damaged cable/pole involved.


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    Seaneh
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    Walked past it about 2 hours ago. Two cars involved, one was a honda civic and the front end of it was mangled, other was a bigger 4 door, something like a Passat, not sure though, didn't look at bad, melted rubber and oil all across the road. Lamp post on the side of the road was hit and was leaning on some powerlines, power was out from corrib village to out past the westwood along the road but im in Dangan and we have power in the estates, no road lights for ages though.

    Hope everyone is ok.


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    Ruffty^
    Registered Users Posts: 434 ✭✭Ruffty^


    Thanks, I was wondering what was up..


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    gordongekko
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    if there was a crash on newcastle road why would it effect power in dangan and corrib village. they are nowhere near newcastle road??


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    happyoutish
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭happyoutish


    The Road has re-opened now... just came up that way..


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    schween
    Registered Users Posts: 444 ✭✭schween


    gordongekko wrote: »
    if there was a crash on newcastle road why would it effect power in dangan and corrib village. they are nowhere near newcastle road??

    Dangan and Corrib Village are on the Newcastle Road. The Westwood's address is Upper Newcastle Road, Dangan, Galway.


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    Seaneh
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    if there was a crash on newcastle road why would it effect power in dangan and corrib village. they are nowhere near newcastle road??

    Because, genius, they are on the same road, also, when a power line it damaged it affects a pretty large area.


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    gordongekko
    Registered Users Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭gordongekko


    Seaneh wrote: »
    Because, genius, they are on the same road, also, when a power line it damaged it affects a pretty large area.
    schween wrote: »
    Dangan and Corrib Village are on the Newcastle Road. The Westwood's address is Upper Newcastle Road, Dangan, Galway.



    UPPER NEWCASTLE ROAD IS NOT NEWCASTLE ROAD.Newcastle road is from the traffic lights at the hospital to the lights at cookes corner


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    biko
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    There's Upper, Lower or just plain Newcastle Road.
    Most people just say Newcastle for all three, I know I do.


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    ZRelation
    Registered Users Posts: 108 ✭✭ZRelation


    biko wrote: »
    There's Upper, Lower or just plain Newcastle Road.
    Most people just say Newcastle for all three, I know I do.
    And it was pretty obvious from the previous posts which one the accident occured on!


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    gaeilgegrinds1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭gaeilgegrinds1


    Pedanticism is alive and well I see! I know nobody in this area who differentiates, it's all Newcastle Road to us!


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    JohnCleary
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    Seaneh wrote: »
    Two cars involved, one was a honda civic and the front end of it was mangled, other was a bigger 4 door horse

    FYP :pac:


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    996tt
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    JohnCleary wrote: »
    FYP :pac:


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