A man has died after a crash involving a van and a jeep in Co Sligo.

It happened on the R284 at Jinks Cross in Carraroe at around 7.00pm on Tuesday evening.

The only person in the jeep, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the van was taken to Sligo University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The scene of the crash has been preserved for examination by Garda forensic collision investigations.

The road has been closed and local diversions are in place.