Motorists are advised to avoid the route if possible

One person was removed from the scene to Sligo General Hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

This marks the sixth death on Irish roads since Friday.

He was hit by a car while walking along Atlantic Way in Bundoran after 9 o'clock on Saturday night.

131 people have been killed on the roads so far this year, 25 more than the same time last year.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal traffic collision in County Leitrim yesterday evening, Thursday, 21st May.

The route had been closed for a number of hours this morning to allow a technical examination, but has now reopened.

The road is expected to be cleared within the next hour.