Man (19) killed in Monaghan crash

A 19-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in Co Monaghan this morning.

A 19-year-old man has died following a road traffic collision in Co Monaghan this morning.

The incident happened at Broomfield, Castleblaney, around 4am when the van he was driving in struck a ditch.

The 18-year-old passenger was seriously injured in the incident and was taken by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda,

His condition is described as serious.

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