A man has died following a collision on the N5 at Bellangare in Co Roscommon.
The collision involved a car and a lorry that occurred at approximately 4 pm yesterday, Friday 7th July.
The driver of the car, a male aged in his late 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver, a male in his 50s, was taken to Sligo University Hospital for assessment.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses.
Road traffic accidents
Last weekend also saw fatal road traffic collisions, after a teenager was killed in a two-vehicle collision in County Cork.
The crash took place at around 1 am on Saturday last on the M8 at Ballybeg near Mitchelstown.
A passenger in one of the vehicles, a teenage boy, was killed in the collision.
By Kenneth Fox
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