RIP: Elderly man dies following Louth road crash involving car and truck
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene at around 5.40pm having received reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N2 at Edmondstown, Ardee.
Gardai are appealing for witnesses after an elderly man died following a road crash in near Ardee this Wednesday evening.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene at around 5.40pm having received reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the N2 at Edmondstown, Ardee.
“The collision involving a truck and a car. The male driver of the car, aged in his 80s, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body remains at the scene,” said a garda spokesperson who added that no other injuries were reported at the time.
The local coroner has been notified and the road is currently closed, pending technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Motorists are being advised that local diversions are in place and gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.
“Road users who may have camera footage, including dash-cam, and who were travelling in the area of Edmondstown, Ardee between 5pm and 6pm on Wednesday, are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí,” said a spokesperson.
.Anyone with information is asked to contact Drogheda garda station on (041) 987 4200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.