Victim in N4 crash named

The man in his 60s who was killed in a two-vehicle road collision near Ballinalack on Wednesday, July 9, has been named as Christopher Dedera.

Christopher, who is from the US, was rushed to Midlands Regional Hospital, Mullingar, where he later died from his injuries.

Councillor David Jones said: “My condolences go to the man's friends and family at this sad time. It's always an unfortunate situation when you hear of another road traffic incident.

“This highlights the fact that the N4 is in bad need of an upgrade, and this can't come quickly enough.

“It's very hard when you hear about an accident like this, even to speak about it, but unfortunately, it's quite common along that stretch of road.”