Elderly man killed in Monaghan car crash

A man in his late 70s has been killed in a car crash in Co Monaghan.

A man in his late 70s has been killed in a car crash in Co Monaghan.

The accident happened on the Castleblayney to Keady road at around 11am.

The man died when the car he was driving collided with another vehicle. Two people, a man and woman, who were in the second car were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda. Their injuries are not thought to be serious.

The name of the deceased has not yet been released.

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