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Man dies after single car crash in Co Offaly

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a crash in which a man died in Co Offaly. It ...
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18.58 1 Feb 2019


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Man dies after single car crash in Co Offaly

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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a crash in which a man died in Co Offaly.

It happened at around 3.00pm on Friday on a minor road at Lusmagh near Banagher.

It is understood the car was travelling from Lusmagh towards Victoria Lough when it left the road and struck a wall.

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The driver of the car, a 35-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

His passenger, a man aged in his late 20s, was uninjured.

The body of the dead man has been taken to the mortuary at the Midlands Regional Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.

The local Coroner has been notified.

Garda forensic collision investigators are at the scene and local diversions are in place.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Birr Garda Station on 057-916-9710 or the Garda Confidential Line at 1800-666-111.

This is the second crash in which a man has died in the past 24-hours.

A 27-year-old man was killed following a crash in Co Limerick on Friday morning.


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