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A 61-YEAR-old man has died following a collision between a car and a lorry on the N5 near Swinford in Mayo.
The incident occurred at about 3.40pm today on the N5 at Carrabawn.
The man driving the car was pronounced dead at the scene a short time after the collision.
His body was removed to the mortuary at Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar for a postmortem examination. The local Coroner has been notified.
A passenger in the car, a man in his late 20s, was taken by ambulance to the hospital. The driver and sole occupant of the lorry, a man in his 30s, was uninjured.
The scene of the collision is expected to remain closed until midday tomorrow to facilitate garda forensic collision investigators. Local diversions will remain in place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Claremorris Garda Station on 094 937 2080, or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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RIP ….. Condolences to the man’s family…. That N5 is lethal…. Nothing done with that road for year’s… Take note Government
@Sean Leonard: RIP to the poor man however N5 got both a Longford bypass and the Ballaghdreen bypass during the darkest time in Irish Economic history….
R.I.P to this man who passed away today condolences and sympathies to his family
R.I.P to the poor man and hope the other gent makes a full recovery, awful news for any poor family to get. I travel that road 5 days a week and I hate that part of it, too many junctions on that part of the road, it’s lethal.
That junction has seen so many accidents in recent years :-/
Rip frank walsh you will be missed
That junction by the Applegreen garage is lethal.
RIP. Swinford and Kiltmagh are greaving for the family.
Condolences to this poor mans family, May he rest in peace. Terrible tragedy. Yet again, a lorry involved- unfort the statistics for trucks and lorries involved in fatal accidents are way too high. Something needs to be done to address this, there IS a problem..
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