Ireland 'at a critical juncture' regarding road safety after five deaths in 48 hours

The fatality means that 113 have now lost their lives on the country's roads so far in 2024, with five people killed between the early hours of Saturday morning and Sunday night. 

A man in his 20s has died following a single-vehicle crash in Navan on Sunday night, becoming the fifth person killed between the early hours of Saturday morning and Sunday night.

Investigating gardaí are appealing for witnesses to the crash, which happened on the R161 Trim to Navan Road at Philpotstown near Navan shortly before 10pm.