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The sister of a driver killed in a collision on the M50 on Friday has said she is trying to find the drivers who pulled over and sat with her brother "so he wasn't alone" when he passed away.
In a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday afternoon, Helen Martin said that she had been told that when her brother passed away, "several cars stopped and people sat around him until the ambulance came so he wasn’t alone"
Helen continued, saying that she "really wants to find them", and asked if people could share the post.
I’ve just been told that when my brother passed away on the M50 on Friday that several cars stopped and people sat around him until the ambulance came so he wasn’t alone, i really want to find them if people can please share
— Helen (@_helenmartin_) May 20, 2024
Helen's brother Derek Martin was killed in a collision on Friday, involving his motorcycle and a lorry both travelling in the same direction on a straight section of the motorway northbound between Junction 7 N4 Liffey Valley and Junction 6 N3 Castleknock.
Martin was pronounced dead at the scene, and due to the nature of the fatal collision the northbound lane of the M50 had to be closed for a forensic examination, which resulted in severe traffic delays around the city.
Derek Martin was from the Ballymun area of Dublin 11, and worked as a prison officer at Wheatfield Prison in Cherry Orchard, Dublin. Martin joined the prison service in 2007, and had led charity drives with his coworkers including a sale for the Irish Cancer Society.
Details of Martin's funeral have not yet been announced.
It is understood footage from road cameras or dashboard cameras is being examined as part of the inquiry into what the sequence of events leading up to the collision was.
Gardaí at Blanchardstown are appealing for witnesses, and anyone with camera footage taken at the time, to contact them on 01 666 7000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
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