A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured following a single vehicle collision in the Castlepollard area of Westmeath last night.
The accident occurred on the Castlepollard to Collinstown R395 Road last night at some time between 10pm and 11.20pm.
A car hit a ditch and ended up in a field at at Deerpark, Bratty.
A 27-year-old man was fatally injured and pronounced dead at Mullingar Regional hospital. A 18-year-old woman was seriously injured and also taken to Mullingar Regional hospital where her condition is described as serious.
The road is currently closed to facilitate a Forensic collision examination and local diversions are in place.
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