Man dies in collision between car and truck in Louth

A man in his 30s has died in a collision between his car and an articulated truck near Ardee in Co Louth last night.

The accident happened at Mullacloe, on the Ardee to Tallanstown road, just before 10pm.

His name is being withheld until all next of kin are informed.

Meanwhile, another man is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash on the Dublin to Belfast road last night.

The accident happened on the A1 near Newry.