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A man in his 60s has died following a road crash in County Cavan on Monday afternoon. The collision, involving a car and a van, occurred on the N3 at Drummallaght shortly before 2pm. The male driver of the car was fatally injured in the incident, and his body was removed to Cavan General Hospital. A woman passenger, also aged in her 60s, was seriously injured and airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment. The driver of the van, a man in his 50s, was taken to Cavan General Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The road remains closed to facilitate an examination by Garda forensic collision investigators, and local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who was traveling on the N3 between Virginia and Cavan, particularly between 1pm and 2pm, to come forward. They are particularly asking motorists who may have dashcam or other camera footage of the area during this time to make it available to them. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bailieborough Garda station on 042 969 4570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. The collision occurred on the N3 at Drummallaght, between Virginia and Cavan town, just before 2pm. The driver of the car, a man in his 60s, was fatally injured. His body was removed to Cavan General Hospital. The female passenger, also aged in her 60s, was seriously injured and was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment. The man driving the van sustained minor injuries and was taken to Cavan General Hospital. The road is closed to facilitate a forensic examination, and local diversions are in place. Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed this collision or who was traveling on the N3 between Virginia and Cavan today, particularly between 1pm and 2pm, to contact them. They are seeking dashcam or other camera footage of the area during that time. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bailieborough Garda Station on 042 969 4570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. A man in his 60s has died following a road collision in Co Cavan. He was the driver of a car that collided with a van on the N3 at Drummallaght, between Virginia and Cavan town this afternoon. A woman in her 60s, who was a passenger in the car, was seriously injured and was airlifted to Beaumont Hospital for treatment. The driver of the van, a man in his 50s, was taken to Cavan General Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. Gardaí say the road remains closed for a technical examination and local diversions are in place. They are appealing for any witnesses to come forward and want to hear from any motorists who may have video footage from the area between 1pm and 2pm this afternoon to make it available to investigating officers. Anyone with information is asked to contact Bailieborough Garda Station on 042 969 4570, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. A separate incident occurred on the M50 in Dublin, where a car carrying eight teenagers drove the wrong way down a ramp onto the M50, colliding head-on with another vehicle. The incident, which left nine people in hospital, took place in the early hours of Sunday morning on the M50 southbound at Junction 12, Firhouse, Co Dublin. At around 5.30am, gardaí and emergency services were alerted to a car traveling northbound on the southbound carriageway of the motorway. The vehicle was driving down the up ramp at Junction 12 when it collided head-on with a car. The eight male youths in the car were taken to a number of different hospitals for treatment. One remains in a critical condition. The male driver of the second car, who is in his 20s, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries. Investigations are ongoing and Fiosrú, the Office of the Police Ombudsman, has been notified. The section of the M50 from Junction 12 to Junction 11 southbound remained closed on Sunday afternoon, with local diversions in place. A Garda forensic collision examination is taking place. An Garda Síochána is appealing for witnesses to the incident to come forward, including those who were traveling on the M50 in either direction between Junction 11 and Junction 14. Anyone with information is asked to contact Tallaght Garda station on 01 666 6000, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. Separately, a man aged in his 20s is in a serious condition in hospital following a car crash in Co Kerry in the early hours of Sunday morning. The crash involving a bus and a car happened at Aghatubrid, Caherciveen, at about 5am. The young man who was driving the car was seriously injured and has been taken to Cork University Hospital. The driver of the bus, a man aged in his 50s, was uninjured. The road is currently closed and will be examined by Garda technical staff. Diversions are in place. Gardaí have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed this crash to come forward. Anyone who was traveling on the N70 at Aghatubrid, between 4:30am and 5:00am and who may have dashcam footage of the incident or surrounding area is asked to make the footage available to investigating Gardaí. Anyone with information is asked to contact Killarney Garda station on 064 667 1160, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station. A cyclist in her 80s has died from the injuries she sustained after she was hit by a truck in Co Kildare on Monday. It happened at around 9.50am on the R414 (Rathangan Road) at Monasterevin, Co Kildare. The woman was taken to the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin for treatment of serious injuries. She was pronounced dead in hospital on Monday. No other injuries were reported at the time, and the road has since reopened after being closed for a period. Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward. Road users who were traveling in the area of the R414 (Rathangan Road), known locally as “Cow Pastures”, at Monasterevin between 9.15am and 10.15am and who may have camera footage are asked to make this footage available. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kildare Garda station on (045) 527 730, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.