Issue Date: 24/12/2025
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision which occurred on the N20 road in the Bruree area of Co. Limerick on Wednesday 24th December 2025 at approximately 2am.
The collision involved a lorry and a car. The driver of the car was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver of the lorry, a male in his 20s, was conveyed to University Hospital Limerick for the treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The scene is currently being preserved for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. The N20 road remains closed at this time between O’Rourke’s Cross and Banogue. Motorists are advised to avoid the use of this road.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to contact them.
Anyone who was travelling on the N20 in the Bruree area between 1:40am and 2:15am is asked to make contact with investigating Gardaí. Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) are asked to make that footage available. Gardaí can be contacted at the Newcastle West Garda Station on 069 20650, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Investigations are ongoing.
