Co Fermanagh: man killed in road crash
The total of fatalities across Northern Ireland this year now stands at 23
A man has died in a road crash in Co Fermanagh.
That brings the total of fatalities on roads across Northern Ireland to 23 this year.
The man was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Newtownbutler last night (Wednesday).
The PSNI said a report was received shortly after 6 o'clock of a collision involving a white Ford Connect van and a white Peugeot Partner van on the Clones Road.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene.
A PSNI spokesperson said: "A man aged in his 30s, the driver of the Ford van, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"A man in his 20s was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries, which are not thought to be life-threatening.
"The Clones Road was closed for a number of hours but has since reopened."
Meanwhile, a man has been killed in a crash in County Monaghan.
The incident between a car and van happened at around 6:15 this morning at Moneygorbet near Castleblaney.
The driver of the car, a man in his 20s was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been removed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda.
A man in his 20s who was a passenger in the car and a man in his 50s who was driving the van have been taken to the same hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The road is closed with diversions in place as Gardaà carry out a technical examination.