An e-scooter driver, in his late teens, is in a critical condition and a female passenger, also in her teens, is in hospital following a crash in Co Longford

Papy Kadima Tshikala (52), Dunamaise View, Portlaoise, originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was working at Regional Hospital Mullingar in 2024, where the girl, then 17 and suffering from depression, was admitted.