The incident occurred on Monday evening.
A man in his 30s has died following a fatal road traffic collision at Carnaross in Kells in Meath on Monday (19 October).
The collision involved a car and a truck, and occurred shortly before 9.30pm.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead on the scene, and his body has been removed to the mortuary at Our Lady of Lourdes hospital in Navan where a post-mortem is expected to take place.
The R147 road between Kells and Virginia has been closed while Gardaí conduct a technical examination of the scene. Local diversions are in place.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information about this collision, in particular drivers who were travelling between Kells and Virginia between 9pm and 10pm who may have dashcam footage from this time.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Kells Garda Station on 046 92 80820, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
Main image via Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie
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