10/12/2018

Man Dies In County Waterford Road Crash

A man in his 20's has died in a road crash in County Waterford in the early hours of Saturday 08 December.

The collision between a car and a lorry happened on the N25 at Bawnard, Ardmore, at around 4.30am.

The man was the sole occupant of the car and was pronounced dead at the scene after his vehicle collided with a lorry.

The male lorry driver, aged in his late 40's, was taken to University Hospital Waterford with non-life threatening injuries.

The stretch of road where the collision happened was closed for a period of time to facilitate Gardaí Forensic Collision Investigators to examine the scene, with local diversions put in place.

Officers have appealed for witnesses who may have been driving on the N25 between the hours of 4am and 5am from Youghal bridge to Dungarvan, especially those with dash cam footage, to contact Dungarvan Garda station on 058-48600 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.



(JG)

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