A man has died following a collision in county Roscommon earlier today.

The 74 year-old man was seriously injured when the car he was driving collided with a lorry on the N5 at Lissaphuca near Tulsk at around 10 o'clock this morning.

He was taken by air ambulance to University College Hospital in Galway where he was later pronounced dead.

A technical examination has been carried out by gardai and the road has since re-opened to motorists.

Anyone with information is asked to contact gardai.