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Man (20s) killed in single-vehicle crash in Co Kilkenny

Incident took place on N10 in Foulkstown at around 3.25am on Saturday

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

The road has reopened to traffic after Garda Forensic Collision Investigators carried out an investigation on Saturday morning. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Sat Feb 17 2024 - 12:36

A man in his 20s has died after the car he was driving crashed on the N10 in Foulkstown, Co Kilkenny, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Gardaí said the incident was a single-vehicle collision, taking place at approximately 3.25am. Gardaí and emergency services responded.

The man’s body was transferred to Waterford University Hospital, where a postmortem will be conducted.

The road has fully reopened to traffic after Garda Forensic Collision Investigators carried out an investigation on Saturday morning.

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward, including those who may have dashcam footage.

The man’s death is the 26th to take place on roads in the State this year.

It comes soon after a teenage girl was killed in a crash in Co Tipperary on Thursday. Leah O’Meara (15) from Thurles was a passenger in a car that crashed into another vehicle.

Road deaths increased by 20 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year, to a nine-year high of 184.

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