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Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the N25 near Drinagh, Co. Wexford, in the early hours of Sunday, 5th October.
The crash, which involved a passenger van and a jeep, occurred at Ballykelly at around 1:10am.
The driver of the van, a man in his 60s, was fatally injured and pronounced dead at the scene. His body has been removed to Wexford General Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
A passenger in one of the vehicles was taken to Wexford General Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene on suspicion of offences under the Road Traffic Act and is currently being detained at a Garda station in Wexford under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
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The road remains closed while Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conduct a technical examination, and local diversions are in place.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who has dash-cam footage from the N25 between 12:30am and 1:30am, to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Wexford Garda Station on 053 916 5200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.
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