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06/09/2007
Man Killed In Road Traffic Collision
A man has been killed and two others have been seriously injured in a crash on the N8, Cork to Dublin, road at around 7.05am this morning.
A van collided with a truck at Clonad, near to the M7/M8 Togher interchange. The man who died was a passenger in the van, and both the van and truck drivers have been taken to Portlaoise Hospital for treatment.
The road between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix were closed for a technical examination of the scene but have since been reopened.
(CD/SP)
A van collided with a truck at Clonad, near to the M7/M8 Togher interchange. The man who died was a passenger in the van, and both the van and truck drivers have been taken to Portlaoise Hospital for treatment.
The road between Portlaoise and Abbeyleix were closed for a technical examination of the scene but have since been reopened.
(CD/SP)
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