A man has died following a collision between a car and a truck in north Cork this morning.
It happened on the outskirts of Mallow at Newtwopothouse on the N20 Cork to Limerick road.
The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was uninjured.
The road has been closed for a technical examination and diversions are in place.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash cam footage to contact Mallow Garda Station on 022-31450 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.
It is the second fatal crash in Co Cork in the past two days after a teenager died following a single-vehicle crash outside Midleton on Saturday.
This morning's fatality brings to six the number of people who have died in road crashes in the North Cork Garda Division in the past 28 days.
On 1 August , a man in his 50s died after his car collided with a fuel tanker near Midleton.
On 14 July, a motorcyclist in his 40s died when his motorcycle left the road and struck a ditch at Kilpadder South, Dromahane, some 10km from Mallow.
Four days later, a 19-year-old motorcyclist from Buttevant died following a collision with a car at Knockane, Ballyclough, Mallow.
On 20 July, another motorcyclist - a man in his 70s - died when his motorbike collided with a car on the main Cork to Waterford road.
