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Man (70s) dies in crash between car and lorry in Co Roscommon

The collission occurred on the N5 at Ballinagar; lorry driver taken to hospital

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

Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) at the time of the collision are asked to make it available to investigating gardaí. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Ellen O’Donoghue
Fri Jul 7 2023 - 22:11

A man has died following a fatal collision between a car and a lorry at around 4pm in Co Roscommon.

The crash occurred on the N5 at Ballinagar, Co Roscommon, and driver of the car, a man in his late 70s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The lorry driver, a man in his 50s, was taken to Sligo University Hospital for assessment.

The N5 at Ballinagar is currently closed to facilitate an examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators and traffic diversions are expected to be lifted by morning.

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Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) at the time of the collision are asked to make it available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Castlerea Garda station on 094 962 1630, the Garda confidential line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

Ellen O’Donoghue

Ellen O’Donoghue

Ellen O'Donoghue is an Irish Times journalist

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