Man killed in Co Monaghan car crash

A man was killed this morning when the car he was driving left the road and crashed outside Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.

A man was killed this morning when the car he was driving left the road and crashed outside Castleblayney, Co Monaghan.

The crash at Cabra Cross, happened at around 6.00 a.m.

The dead man, who is in his 20s, was removed to the mortuary at Cavan General Hospital.

A male passenger, also in his 20s, was also injured and brought to hospital in Drogheda.

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Anyone who may have been in that area at the time of the accident and may have information to offer are asked to contact the gardaí at Castleblayney on 042 9740668.

Meanwhile, the  52-year-old woman who died after being hit by  a motorcycle at Ballyfermot Road yesterday was named today by gardaí as Ms Violet Harris from Donnybrook, Dublin.