Man dead after horror crash between two lorries as gardai close road

A man has been killed in a horror road crash involving two lorries in Co Monaghan.

Gardaí are currently at the scene of a fatal road traffic collision involving two lorries that occurred shortly before 4pm this Monday, November 6 on the R188 in County Monaghan.

The collision happened near the town of Cootehill. The driver of one of the lorries involved, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the other lorry was uninjured. Part of the R188 in between Cootehill and Rockcorry is currently closed and is expected to remain closed overnight and into Tuesday, November 7.

Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the R188 in between Cootehill and Rockcorry between 3:45pm and 4:15pm are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Carrickmacross Garda station on 042 969 0190, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.