Man, 80s, killed in second fatal Westmeath crash as four die in 24 hours on Irish roads 

The road where the accident occurred is closed now closed to traffic pending a technical examination of the scene by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. File Picture

A man has died and three other people have been injured in a two-vehicle crash in Co Westmeath. 

Gardaí and emergency services remain at the scene of the collision, which occurred on the R394 at Gartlandstown in Castlepollard at approximately 5.30am on Wednesday.