Man dies after being struck by lorry

A man in his 30s was killed this morning in County Roscommon after he was struck by a lorry.

A man in his 30s was killed this morning in County Roscommon after he was struck by a lorry.

The man, from Kilcolman Estate in Castlerea, had been driving his own lorry but went to help another driver who was having a mechanical problem.

He was hit by the other lorry and fatally injured.

The man, who has not yet been named, was taken to the county hospital in Roscommon.

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