Three people were killed in separate road collisions in the east of the country on Thursday. The first fatal incident happened at around 12.20pm when a motorcycle and a van were involved in a collision on the Kells Road in Navan, Co Meath. The road has since reopened after forensic collision experts completed an examination of the scene. The second incident occurred in Clane, Co Kildare at around 12.30pm when a pedestrian was struck by a lorry on the village’s Main Street. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and a postmortem will be carried out at a later date.

Source: The Irish Times March 19, 2020 20:48 UTC