Three die in separate accidents

Updated: 17:31, Thursday, 24 December 2009

Three men have died in separate accidents in counties Mayo, Waterford and Kerry.

1 of 1 Gardaí Investigating three accidents
Gardaí
Investigating three accidents

In Co Mayo, a man in his late 50s died in a single-vehicle crash near Louisburgh.

In Waterford a man believed to be in his late 30s was killed when a truck collided with a car on the N25.

Both crashes are being investigated by gardaí.

Elsewhere, a man in his 70s has died in a collision at Ardfert in Co Kerry.

The man was leaving a shop in the village just after three o'clock this afternoon when he was involved in a collision with a truck.

He died at the scene.

The scene was sealed off and a technical examination is being conducted by Garda forensic road crash investigators.

Gardaí are treating the man's death as a tragic accident.

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