A 20-year-old man was killed in a road accident in Carlow this afternoon, in which he reportedly fell off a lorry, reports The Mirror.
The tragic accident happened in the College Green area of Carlow on Wednesday at 1.30pm.
Gardaí are investigating the man’s death to determine the exact cause.
An Garda Síochána spokesman told the Irish Mirror: “It’s reported that a male in his 20s received fatal injuries after falling from a truck during the course of his work. There are no road closures, with only access disruption to a number of houses in College Green. The services of Garda Forensic Collision Investigators have been requested. The Health and Safety Authority have also been notified,” reports The Mirror.
The Gardaí are appealing to the public to help provide them with camera footage that they may have knowingly or otherwise recorded on their mobile devices as they were traveling in the area at the time of the accident.
“Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this incident,” the spokesperson added. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the College Green estate between 1:15pm and 1:45pm are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí,” reports The Mirror.
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