{"id":2047670,"date":"2026-07-17T06:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047670"},"modified":"2026-07-17T06:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T03:44:07","slug":"the-bush-man-and-woman-killed-in-two-vehicle-collision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047670","title":{"rendered":"The Bush: Man and woman killed in two-vehicle collision"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A man and a woman have died following a two-car collision in the Republic of Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It happened close to the Northern Ireland border on the R173 in The Bush, County Louth, at about 15:10 local time on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The male driver and female passenger, both aged in their 70s, were pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The male driver of the second car and a female passenger, both in their 30s, were airlifted to Beaumont Hospital and Mater Misericordiae University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Garda\u00ed (Irish police) have appealed to anyone who may have camera footage of the incident to contact them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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