Man dies in Cork collision

A man in his 30s has died and another has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Co Cork this morning.

A man in his 30s has died and another has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision in Co Cork this morning.

The victim died after the 4x4 he was driving collided with a truck at Ballybeg on the Mallow side of Buttevant on the main Cork to Limerick road at about 6:15am.

The truck driver was taken to Mallow Hospital suffering from shock. Both men were the sole occupants of their vehicles.

The road has been closed to facilitate a forensic collision investigation and gardaí at Mallow have appealed for witnesses to contact them.

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