A man in his 70s has been killed and another man arrested following a three car crash in Co. Tipperary this morning.
The elderly man was a front seat passenger in one of the cars which collided at South Lodge in Carrick-On-Suir at around 6:50am.
The rear seat passenger of another car involved, a man in his 20s, was taken to St. Luke's General Hospital in a critical condition.
No other serious injuries were reported.
A man in his 30s was arrested at the scene and is being detained at Clonmel Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
Forensic Collision Investigators are currently at the scene and the road is closed. Local diversions are in place.
Gardaí at Clonmel are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Gardaí are also appealing for any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) who were travelling in the area at the time to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station on 052 617 7640, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.
