Man in his twenties fatally injured in county Leitrim road collision this morning

November 21, 2024 | 3:17 pm

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Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal road traffic collision in Derryherk, Co. Leitrim this morning.

The single-vehicle collision occurred on a local road between Kinlough and Garrison shortly before 7am.

One of the occupants of the vehicle, a male in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was  removed to the morgue at Sligo University Hospital.

The other occupant, a female in her 40s, was transferred to Sligo University Hospital for treatment of what are described as “serious injuries”.

A technical examination of the scene has been conducted by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

The road remains closed  and local diversions are in place.

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