Man (60s) dies while working on Kilkenny road

Incident happened on Tuesday morning on Kennyswell Road

A Garda road closure close to the scene near Aclint Bridge in Ardee, Co Louth, after three women were killed and two men seriously injured in a road accident involving three cars. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday July 21, 2017. Gardai said one woman, aged 39, was driving one of the cars, and the two other women, aged 69 and 37, were passengers. See PA story ACCIDENT Deaths Ireland. Photo credit should read: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene in Kilkenny where a man died while working on a road on Tuesday morning. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

A man in his 60s has died while working on a regional road outside Kilkenny city on Tuesday morning.

The incident happened at about 11am on the Kennyswell Road.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene, where the man was pronounced dead.

The scene is preserved for technical examination and the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) is investigating.

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Niamh Towey

Niamh Towey

Niamh Towey is an Irish Times journalist