Very sad news.
A man in his 70s has died following a road traffic collision in Leitrim on Tuesday.
Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred around 11am near Killaneen in Ballinamore.
The driver of the car, a man in his 70s, suffered serious injuries and was brought to Cavan General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
He was the sole occupant of the car.
A post-mortem is due to take place at a later date.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area between 10.45am – 11.15am to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Carrick on Shannon Garda station on 071 965 0510, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.
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