AN ambulance on its way to hospital with an elderly man on board was involved in a collision, which caused injury to the patient who subsequently died.

A man in his 60s has died following a crash between an ambulance and a car in Dublin.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating an accident between a cyclist and a car on the N11 near Dun Laoghaire.

A gang of five masked men has escaped with a small amount of cash after robbing a supermarket in Co Laois in the early hours of this morning.

TWO young people died in separate road accidents at the weekend as traffic fatalities continue to soar above the corresponding period in 2004.