Man dies after Co Westmeath tractor crash

A man has died following a road crash in Co Westmeath yesterday afternoon.

A man has died following a road crash in Co Westmeath yesterday afternoon.

The man, who was in his 60s, was driving a tractor that collided with a van near Ballinalack at around 3.30pm.

He was taken to Mullingar General Hospital where he died early this morning.

He was the 21st person to die on the country's roads so far this year. In 2006, 399 people died in road crashes, the most deaths since 2001.