"A man in his 30s has died following a three-vehicle crash in Co Longford on Saturday night, marking the first fatal collision of 2026. The incident occurred on the Longford Town side of the N4 after the Edgeworthstown Roundabout at around 7pm and involved two cars and a van. The driver of one of the cars was pronounced dead at the scene, while another man was hospitalised with serious injuries. No other injuries are reported."
""The road is currently closed for examination by Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have seen the collision, or who may have information or dash-cam footage from around the time, to contact them. Any road users, who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the area between 6:30pm and 7:15pm this evening are asked to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí."
A man in his 30s died after a three-vehicle crash on the N4 at Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, around 7pm; the collision involved two cars and a van. The driver of one car was pronounced dead at the scene and another man was hospitalised with serious injuries. The N4 is closed for examination by Forensic Collision Investigators and local diversions are in place. Gardaí have appealed for witnesses and dash-cam footage from 6:30pm–7:15pm and asked people to contact Granard Garda Station or the Garda Confidential Line. Later the same night a man in his 30s died in a single-vehicle collision in Headford, Co Kerry when his car collided with a tree; that scene is also under forensic examination.
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