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01/05/2009
Driver Killed As Lorry Slams Into Houses
A man has been killed after the lorry he was driving crashed into three houses in Monaghan this morning.
A 13-year-old boy who was in one of the houses at the time escaped with his life while two of the homes were seriously damaged. He was not injured.
The driver and only occupant of the lorry, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body taken to Navan General Hospital.
Gardaí are investigating the single vehicle traffic collision, which occurred at Main Street, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan at approximately 10.30am this morning.
Gardai Forensic Collision Investigators are at scene and the road will be closed for a technical examination for most of today 1st May 2009.
A series of diversions have been put in place by Gardaí since the fatal collision. Motorists are being asked to avoid Emyvale, while those traveling to Derry are being diverted at Monaghan via Armagh. Those traveling to Dublin are asked to divert at Aughnaclough via Armagh to Dublin.
(DW/BMcc)
A 13-year-old boy who was in one of the houses at the time escaped with his life while two of the homes were seriously damaged. He was not injured.
The driver and only occupant of the lorry, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene and his body taken to Navan General Hospital.
Gardaí are investigating the single vehicle traffic collision, which occurred at Main Street, Emyvale, Co. Monaghan at approximately 10.30am this morning.
Gardai Forensic Collision Investigators are at scene and the road will be closed for a technical examination for most of today 1st May 2009.
A series of diversions have been put in place by Gardaí since the fatal collision. Motorists are being asked to avoid Emyvale, while those traveling to Derry are being diverted at Monaghan via Armagh. Those traveling to Dublin are asked to divert at Aughnaclough via Armagh to Dublin.
(DW/BMcc)
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