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Teen driver dies after road crash in County Monaghan

The driver of one of the cars, a male aged in his teens, was pronounced dead at the scene.

GARDAÍ ARE APPEALING for information following a fatal traffic collision between two cars in Clontibret, Co Monaghan last night.

The male driver of one of the cars, aged in his teens, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a garda press statement.

The deceased has been named locally as Monaghan U20 Gaelic football captain Brendan Óg Duffy.

The crash occurred hours after Óg Duffy captained Monaghan’s U20 side to victory in an Ulster championship semi-final against Donegal earlier that evening.

The N2 remains closed at Tullybuck, Co Monaghan today following the incident, which took place shortly before midnight last night.

“At approximately 11.30pm last night, Gardaí were alerted to a road traffic collision involving two cars on the N2 in Tullybuck, Clontibret, Co. Monaghan,” according to the statement.

“The driver of one car, a male aged in his teens, was pronounced dead at the scene.

“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to come forward. Gardaí are also appealing to anyone who was in the Tullybuck, Clontibret area yesterday evening between 11.15pm and midnight to contact them.

“Any road users who were travelling in the area and who may have camera footage (including dash cam) is asked to make it available to investigating Gardaí.”

Anyone with any information in relation to this incident is asked to contact Monaghan Garda Station on 047 77200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda station.

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    Mute John Flood
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    Jul 17th 2021, 8:43 AM

    Tragic, may he rest in peace…

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    Jul 17th 2021, 9:23 AM

    This is becoming too common. Another young life wasted. Slow down out there

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    Jul 17th 2021, 10:45 AM

    @Gaffer: you can’t say for sure what caused this collision. Say RIP and move on…

    RIP

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    Jul 17th 2021, 12:18 PM

    @Gaffer: that section of road is confusiing with over taking sections and a turning point in the road, so speed might not be a factor

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    Jul 17th 2021, 3:29 PM

    @DuffIE: no you can’t say for certain.. but it no doubt contributed to the severity of it.. Rip young man.

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    Jul 17th 2021, 9:49 AM

    We don’t know what caused the accident. And for right now what is important is that the lives of the loved ones of those involved are sadly changed forever. May the young man rest in peace.

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    Jul 17th 2021, 12:28 PM

    Monaghan u21 Captain. RIP

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    Jul 17th 2021, 12:13 PM

    Not saying anything about other driver?

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    Mute Patricia O'Reilly
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    Jul 17th 2021, 3:30 PM

    @steve white: god love him too..

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    Jul 17th 2021, 3:31 PM

    May he rest in peace and hopefully his family will be able to find peace as well. This is really tragic and it happens far far too often. I hope the causes of the accident are released as it may give others an understanding of the dangers and consequences of driving. If that ‘understanding’ saves lives then there will be a lot more ‘Og’s’ thanking Brendan.

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