Two pedestrian deaths on M7?

long_b

What's going on?Two pedestrian deaths in 4 days on a motorway?

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/gardai-appeal-for-information-after-pedestrian-killed-by-lorry-on-m7-1188133.html

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/pedestrian-in-30s-dies-after-road-crash-in-kildare-1190024.html

matchthis

I was thinking it was down to a lot of people returning to office after working from home for so long. I would travel from Dublin around 7am on the n7/ m7 and found a huge increase in traffic since lockdown easing, especially lorry’s

long_b

But why were people walking on the motorway at all?

sudocremegg

I'd hazard a guess they were suicides.

Badly Drunk Boy

I heard that the first one was definitely a suicide. 😔

you2008

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117959663#Comment_117959663

OMG - they never think about the driver PTSD.............

GavMan

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117966517#Comment_117966517

In fairness, these people are ill and generally you would need to not be thinking clearly to follow through taking your own life. Perhaps you could try a little more compassion

jbv

The pedestrian killed, helped the driver of the car. He got hit by a third car and died.