Meath Gardai, Gardai Appeal, Westmeath death, m4 death

Meath Gardai, Gardai Appeal, Westmeath death, m4 death

Gardaí have issued an appeal after finding a man’s body in a car which caught fire on a motorway yesterday.

Initial investigations by gardaí show the car caught fire on the M4 in Co Westmeath.

The incident took place on the eastbound lane of the M4, one kilometre from Kinnegad at about 4pm. Gardaí said the car is a dark coloured Opel Zafira.

Gardaí believe that the man found in the car was in his early 50s.

His body was removed from the vehicle and brought to the Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.

A full postmortem is to be carried out on the body today .

A stretch of the N4 was closed off last night as a Garda forensic examinations continued.

Gardaí have appealed to motorists who may have seen the car driving erratically or may have information to contact Mullingar Garda station on 044-9384000.

Breaking news, Meath robbery, Ratoath robbery, Ashbourne Gardai, Gardai Ashbourne, shot fired, Gardai Appeal

Breaking news, Meath robbery, Ratoath robbery, Ashbourne Gardai, Gardai Ashbourne, shot fired, Gardai Appeal

A shot was fired during an attempted robbery in Ratoath, Co Meath, this afternoon.

A cash-in-transit van was about to service an ATM machine at the rear of a premisies at the Corballis shopping centre at around 1.45pm when the raiders struck.

Three men, one of whom was armed with a firearm and another of whom was armed with a hammer, threatened staff members. One shot was discharged before the raiders left the scene.

There were no injuries and no money was taken. The men left in the direction of Ashbourne in a white van. Gardaí have issued the partial registration '00 G' and have said an orange pipe was tied to the top of the van at the time of the raid.

Gardaí in Ashbourne are appealing for witnesses or anyone who may have seen the van described above acting suspiciously in the Ratoath area before the incident or as they left the scene, to contact them in Ashbourne on 01 8010600, the confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.