Section of N80 in Carlow closed due to traffic incident

A section of the N80 in Carlow remains closed on Friday morning following a road traffic incident.

The closure if believed to be due to an incident at Ballykealy with diversions in place between Ballon and the Fighting Cocks.

At least one car is understood to have been involved with a pedestrian taken to hospital with injuries that are understood to be serious.

A garda technical examination of the scene is due to be carried out.

Motorists have been asked to avoid the area and take an alternative route until further notice with diversions expected to continue until midday, approximately.

This is the second local road incident in the wider region this morning – earlier a man died following a single car crash in Co Kilkenny.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fatal single vehicle road traffic incident at Carn in Dunbell, Co. Kilkenny in the early hours of this morning, 27th January 2023.

The collision occurred at approximately 2.50am. The driver of the car was fatally injured when his car collided with a wall.

The driver, a man aged in his 30s, was later pronounced dead at the scene. His body has since been removed to St Luke’s General Hospital in Kilkenny. A post-mortem will take place in due course.

The road is currently closed to allow for an examination of the scene by Forensic Collision Investigators.