Man dies as woman and child injured in two-vehicle Roscommon crash

The crash happened on the R280 at Arigna at approximately 8.20pm on Tuesday night. File Picture

A man in his 20s has been killed and two people, including a child, have been injured in a two-vehicle Co Roscommon collision.

Gardaí are currently at the scene of the crash, which happened on the R280 at Arigna at approximately 8.20pm on Tuesday. 

The driver of one of the vehicles involved, a man in his 20s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A woman in her 50s and a male child were hospitalised following the collision. Both are undergoing treatment for serious but not life-threatening injuries at Sligo University Hospital.

The road where the incident occurred remains closed pending a technical examination of the scene by Forensic Collision Investigators. Local diversions have been put in place.

Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses.

Any road users with camera footage who were travelling in the area between 8pm and 8.30pm on Tuesday have been asked to make this footage available to investigating gardaí.

Anyone with any information should contact Castlerea Garda Station on [phone], the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.