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Smithboro road remains closed following fatal crash

Jan 29, 2026 10:25
By News Northern Sound
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Smithboro road remains closed following fatal crash

A man aged in his 30’s was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A Co Monaghan road remains closed following a fatal road traffic crash.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision involving a car, at Inishammon, Smithboro, last night. 

The collision, on the R187 between Monaghan and Roslea, occurred at approximately 7.30pm.

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The sole occupant of the car, a man aged in his 30’s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

His body has been transferred to the Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.

The road remains closed pending technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.

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Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision to come forward.

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