A father-of-five reportedly died after his automotive skidded on a flooded street as Storm Isha battered the UK and Eire.
Jimmy Rowe has been named domestically as one of many individuals who died through the storm. 4 different individuals are mentioned to have been killed through the excessive climate.
Mr Rowe was mentioned to be driving close to Claremorris in County Mayo, Eire, yesterday night, stories The Mirror. His brother Albie paid tribute on a public Fb web page.
He wrote: “Of us, with a heavy coronary heart I deliver you the heartbreaking information that our child brother Jimmy Rowe has misplaced his life on the roads. Give your family members a hug you by no means know when it’s the final. Love you without end Jimmy.”
Jimmy, who lived in Tuam in County Galway, is believed to have been driving on the N17. Police at the moment are investigating the incident.
Councillor Killilea, for Galway County Council, mentioned: “I imagine Jimmy was dropping his daughter to the north western area and he was on approach dwelling to Co Galway when he tragically misplaced his life. He was a pleasant quiet man and labored in Tuam. He labored within the constructing commerce and been residing within the space for a couple of years. My sympathies exit to his household in Longford, and to his companion and all his associates right here.”
One individual near Jimmy informed Galway Beo: “Our hearts are broke in bits. You by no means suppose the final time is the final time however sadly it was this time. No household ought to ever need to undergo it.”
A Garda Siochana spokesman mentioned: “Gardaà attended the scene of a deadly single car street visitors collision that occurred shortly earlier than 6:15pm on Sunday twenty first January 2024 on the N17 at Lisduff, Claremorris, County Mayo. The driving force and sole occupant of the one automotive concerned on this collision, a person in his 40s, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
“The companies of Forensic Collision Investigators have been requested. Gardaà are interesting for any witnesses to this collision to come back ahead.”
Elsewhere a lady in her 20s died in one other crash in Eire. The Gardaà had been referred to as after a crash involving a van in Carnalogue in County Louth at roughly 1.50am immediately.
Storm Isha, an Atlantic storm that introduced sturdy gusts and heavy rain, claimed the lives of not less than 5 individuals – three within the UK and two in Eire.
An 84-year-old man is alleged to have died in Fife, Scotland, after his automotive collided with a tree. Whereas a person fell down a manhole in Bradford after security limitations had been destroyed by the winds.
A person in his 60s died after the automotive he was driving in was concerned in a collision with a fallen tree in Limavady, Co Londonderry, on Sunday evening.
