Trial begins over fatal Waterford e-scooter collision
World · First reported 3 Nov, 17:18 · Updated 17:25
A bus driver has gone on trial charged with dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in Waterford in June 2024. The prosecution outlined evidence about the bus’s speed and the collision; the trial is continuing.
- The collision happened on Cork Road in Waterford city at about 2am on 27 June 2024; the teenagers, aged 15 and 17, died.
- The driver faces a charge of dangerous driving causing the deaths. Prosecutors said bus tachograph data would place its speed near 76km/h where the limit was 50km/h.
- The trial is expected to last three to four days and continues at Waterford Courthouse.
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- Collision
- Cork Road, Waterford city, about 2am on 27 June 2024.
- Victims
- Gilbert Collins, 15, and Avuzwa Sampo, 17.
- Charge
- Dangerous driving causing the deaths of the two teenagers.
- Speed cited by prosecution
- About 76km/h in a stretch with a 50km/h limit.
- Scooter location
- The left-side snippet says it was found 41 metres from the area of impact.
- Expected trial duration
- Three to four days.
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