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Kilkenny
80-year-old man killed in Kilkenny road crash
A 59-year-old man was also seriously injured.
AN 80-YEAR-old man has died and another man was seriously injured in a road crash in Kilkenny today.
Two cars collided with each other on the N77 Kilkenny-Ballyragget Road at Jenkinstown at around 4.30pm.
The 80-year-old man, the sole occupant of one of the cars, suffered fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to Saint Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny.
The driver of the second car, a 59-year-old man, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Waterford University Hospital. His condition is described as stable.
The road was closed earlier to facilitate a garda forensic investigation, but has since reopened to traffic.
Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 7775000, The Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666111 or any garda station.
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