A young man has died in a road crash involving three vehicles in Trim, Co Meath, this morning.
The horror crash, involving a truck and two cars, happened on the R161 road near Bective around 10.20am on Thursday.
The crash victim, aged in his 20s, was driving one of the cars and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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His body was removed to the Navan mortuary where a post-mortem will take place. The road remains closed to allow for a technical examination to be conducted by Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, or those who may have dashcam footage, to come forward.
A spokesperson said: "Investigating Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward. They are also appealing to those with camera footage (including dashcam) who were travelling on the R161 Navan to Trim Road between 10am and 10:20am, to make it available to them.
"Anyone with information is asked to contact Trim Garda Station on 046 948 1540, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station."
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