Traffic diversions are in place at the scene of a two-car collision on the N53 at Rassan, near Dundalk. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA WireA man was pronounced dead at the scene of a fatal road collision in Co Louth on Monday night. Two-cars were involved in the collision, with the driver of one vehicle, a man in his late 60s, pronounced dead at the scene. The scene was cordoned off and preserved to allow for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. A total of 42 people had died in road traffic incidents in the same period last year.

Source: The Irish Times April 07, 2026 14:27 UTC