A woman in her 40s has been killed and two others injured after the car she was driving was involved in a crash in Co Kilkenny.
The incident took place at approximately 7.30 am on Sunday on the N10 at Templemartin, between the Hebron Road roundabout and the M9 motorway.
The female driver (40s) of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, however, a passenger in the same car, a woman in her 50s, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the collision.
She was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny.
The male driver (40s) of the van, was seriously injured in the crash and was taken to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny where he is receiving treatment.
Gardaí have said that the road is currently closed and a technical examination is being conducted by Forensic Collision Investigators while local diversions are in place.
Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N10 at Templemartin between the Hebron Road Roundabout and the M9 Motorway between 7am and 7:45am are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Kilkenny Garda Station on 056 7775000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.