A 70-year-old man sadly lost his life in a road crash in Co. Monaghan yesterday evening.
The accident happened near Castleblaney, on the Ballybay to Carrickmacross road, about six miles from Ballybay, just before 6pm.
The vehicle he was driving collided with a tractor. The man survived the initial impact and was rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, where he later passed away.
The 54-year-old tractor driver was uninjured.