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E-Scooter Rider Who Died in Car Collision on Christmas Day Named
The e-scooter rider died at University Hospital Waterford while the car driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries, with Gardaí seeking witnesses and footage for investigation.
- Around 11am on Christmas Day, an e-scooter driver, a man in his 40s, died following a collision with a car at Manor Hill and Hennessy's Road, Waterford city.
- An Garda Síochána launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses and road users with dash-cam footage between 10.45am and 11.15am on Manor Hill and Hennessy's Road.
- At the scene, Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the crash; the e-scooter rider was taken to University Hospital Waterford and later pronounced dead, while the car driver, a man in his 80s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was also hospitalized.
- Roads remain closed while Forensic Collision Investigators carry out a technical examination and local diversions are in place with motorists urged to avoid the area.
- That death raises e-scooter fatalities in 2025 to three and annual road death total this year to 188, compared with 174 last year; anyone with information should contact Waterford Garda Station on 051 305300 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111.
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Christmas horror as e-scooter rider dies after crash with 80-year-old car driver - The Mirror
Alan Walsh, aged in his 40s from Waterford in the Republic of Ireland was driving an e-scooter when the collision occurred at the junction of Manor Hill (Bunker's Hill) and Hennessy's Road at about 11am
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Man (40s) who died in e-scooter collision in Co Waterford named locally
Alan Walsh, aged in his 40s from St John’s Park, Waterford city, was driving an e-scooter when the collision occurred at the junction of Manor Hill (Bunker's Hill) and Hennessy’s Road at around 11 am on Thursday
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