In a separate incident, a driver was arrested for providing a false name and address to gardaí.

The driver of the truck was safely removed by members of Castleblayney fire brigade.

The average age of a HGV or coach driver in Ireland is thought to be 55 years old.

The road was closed from approx. 2.30pm today.

Three girls are said to have been filming themselves on the Kingscourt Road near Carrickmacross doing what's known as the ‘Russian Roulette Challenge'.

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Two men, including a Northern Irish man, have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals found in the back of a lorry

Diversions are in place at Cordevlis after a lorry overturned. Gardaí were called to the scene earlier this morning and the council has been notified.