Man In His 70s Dies In Single Vehicle Collision On R660 At Holycross, Tipperary.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, following a fatal road traffic collision at Holycross, Thurles, County Tipperary this afternoon.

Shortly after 2.15pm today Sunday, February 8th 2026, Gardaí and emergency services responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a car on the R660 at Holycross. The driver and sole occupant, a man in his 70s, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene.

The man’s body has been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out. The local Coroner has been notified.

A technical examination of the scene has been completed by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, and the road has since fully reopened.

Appeal for witnesses and dash-cam footage.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to come forward. Road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam recordings, and who were travelling on the R660 at Holycross, Thurles, around the time of the collision are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Thurles Garda Station on Tel: (0504) 25100, the Garda Confidential Line on Tel: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda station.