Two people killed on the roads in Offaly and Limerick

Two people have died in separate road traffic incidents in Cos Limerick and Offaly.

A man, aged 27, died after the car he was driving collided with a lorry on Friday morning near Templeglantine on the N21, which links Limerick city and Tralee.

Gardaí­ are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which took place at approximately 10.10am.

The man was attended to at the scene by emergency services personnel following the crash but he was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. It is understood he was sole occupant of the car. The driver of the lorry, a man in his 70s, was unharmed in the collision.

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The body of the deceased has been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick where a post-mortem will be carried out. The local coroner has been notified.

Garda forensic collision investigators are examining the vehicles and the crash site and local diversions were put in place on the route.

Investigating gardaí­ are appealing for witnesses to contact them, and are particularly appealing to any motorist with dash-cam footage to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to contact Newcastle West Garda Station on 069-20650 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.

In Co Offaly, a man was killed in a single car crash on a minor road at Lusmagh near Banagher.

Gardaí said the car appeared to have been travelling from Lusmagh towards Victoria Lough when it left the road and struck a wall. The driver of the car, a man aged 35, was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

A passenger, a man in his late 20s, was uninjured.

The body of the deceased has been removed to the mortuary at the Midlands Regional Hospital where a post-mortem examination will be carried out.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Birr Garda Station at 057-9169710 or the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111.