Family survive car crash as road deaths reach 335 for year

A FAMILY-OF-FOUR last evening escaped a head-on crash which killed a pensioner in Co Tipperary.

A couple and two children from the Clonmel area were treated for minor injuries at Cashel General Hospital after the tea-time tragedy close to Lisronagh village.

The 6.30pm collision on the main Clonmel-Fethard road involved two cars. One of the drivers, a man in his 70s, died at the scene. Gardaí said the name of the victim, from the Fethard area, will not be released until all relatives are informed.