A man in his 40s was killed in a car crash in the west of Ireland during a Red weather warning for Storm Isha on Sunday.
Gardaí attended the scene of a fatal single-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred shortly before 6:15pm on Sunday on the N17 at Lisduff, Claremorris, Co. Mayo.
The driver and sole occupant of the only car involved in this collision, a man in his 40s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The has been closed overnight, and the services of Forensic Collision Investigators have been requested.
Local diversions are in place through Ballindine and Claremorris and Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.
Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling on the N17 in the Lisduff area at the time of the collision are asked to make this footage available to Gardaí.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Claremorris Garda station on 094 937 2080, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
A Status Red wind warning for Storm Isha was in place for Galway and Mayo from 5pm on Sunday until 9pm last night.
This was preceded and followed by an Orange weather warning which lasted into the early hours of Monday morning.
The storm created extremely hazardous travelling conditions during the worst of the weather yesterday.
