Two die in separate road accidents

Gardai and emergency services are attending the scene of a fatal road accident on the N4 in Co Longford.

Gardai and emergency services are attending the scene of a fatal road accident on the N4 in Co Longford.

The single vehicle collision occurred at 12.15 p.m. at near Ballinalack, when a car went out of control and crashed into a field and overturned.

The male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Earlier this morning a man died in a car crash in County Cork.

It is understood the the single vehicle crash occurred at Pike Farm on the Kilmallock Road in Charleville at around 3 a.m.

The dead man was 19 years old. His name has not yet been released.

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