A young man in his 20s has died following a road traffic accident in County Roscommon last night (Wednesday, March 27th)
Local Gardaí received a report of a serious crash shortly before 10 pm which involved a car and a lorry on the N61 Athlone to Roscommon Town road.
The male driver of the car, aged in his 20s, was removed from the scene to Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, where he was later pronounced dead.
The road is currently closed with local traffic diversions in place.
Gardaí are now appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were traveling on the N61 at Newtown at the time of the collision are asked to make footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Roscommon Garda Station on 090 6638300, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
