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A MAN AND a woman in their 70s have been killed in a car crash in Co Monaghan this evening.
Gardaí and emergency services were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on the R213 near the Monaghan-Armagh border at Killyneill Cross at around 6pm.
The alarm was raised when a car travelling on the route left the road and ended up in a bog/marsh.
The occupants of the car were removed from the car and pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The road currently remains closed and local diversions are in place.
The local coroner attended the scene and both bodies will be removed to the mortuary at Monaghan Hospital later this evening.
Garda forensic collision investigators will examine the scene tomorrow morning.
Gardaí have appelaed with anyone with information contact Gardaí at Monaghan 047-77200 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.
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I don’t remember there ever being so many deaths on the road as the last few days.
Condolences to the families & friends
To all drivers & road users , Please please slow down, the loss of life on Ireland’s roads over the last 24 hours has been overwhelming .r.i.p. to all souls lost .
This has been a most awful week for road accidents and fatalities,condolences to all the bereaved families involved.
So sad Rest In Peace.
Such a shocking number of lives lost in a couple of days…people need to think of others when driving and just slow down..Gay Byrne once said ‘What are you going to do with the extra 10 minutes you gain…make a cup of tea?’
@Maria Kenna: such wise words and so true
Phone use is the next biggest killer
@Maria Kenna: Or as my father said: ‘Better 10 minutes late in this world than 10 minutes early in the next’. RIP.
Shocked and saddened to hear this tragic news again. Dreadful for poor families. Heartfelt condolences to all families. Please, all of us, try and act/ behave better and safer on our Roads.
Thankfully, this time, there where no low life degenerates about to take pictures of the deceased in order to provide some cheap laugh, RIP.
Absolutely tragic for the families involved. RTA are a fact of life unfortunately more ammunition for the RSA to bring in more penalties against drivers and reinforce their propaganda and open policy of discrimination against drivers.
@JesusMoreBullshit: I agree with your comment on the RSA but this is not the time or place for that debate.
RIP and condolences to those affected..
@Bat Daly: My condolences to the family and unfortunately the measures the RSA have taken are because of driver behaviour.
These accidents the last couple of days reminds me of 2005/6 lots of lives lost every year on the roads. I really hope its not going to be like that again. Think one year it was close to 400 poor souls
Used to be nearly twice that number in the 70s 80s
May their souls R.I.P
No plan apart from putting everyone on the already overcrowded roads. More track, more trains.
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