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A truck driver has died and five other people have been injured in a road crash in west Dublin.
Gardai and emergency services were called to the scene on the N7 Westbound at Rathcoole on Friday evening.
The collision happened at approximately 6.40pm and involved a truck and two cars.
A man, who was driving the the truck, was pronounced dead at the scene. His body was removed to the mortuary at Whitehall where a post-mortem examination is due to take place.
Five other people were taken to hospital to be treated for injuries believed to be non-life threatening at this time.
The road was closed for examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators. It has since reopened.
Gardai are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
Any road users with camera footage, including dash-cam, and were travelling on the N7 near Rathcoole between 6.30pm and 7pm on Friday are asked to make this footage available to investigating gardai.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Clondalkin Garda Station on 01 666 7600, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.
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