Man killed in Leitrim road accident

A man was killed in a collision between a motorbike and van in Co Leitrim this afternoon.

A man was killed in a collision between a motorbike and van in Co Leitrim this afternoon.

The accident occurred at 1.15 p.m. when a motorbike and a van collided in Kinlough Co Leitrim.

The motorcyclist, a man in his early 40s, was fatally injured. His name has not yet been released.

The driver in the van escaped without injury, a garda spokesman said.

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