Councillor Carmel Brady says there is a long curving bend on the road that has seen 16 crashes since 2015.

No timeline for reopening has been confirmed yet.

It took place this morning.

It happened a short time ago.

The incident happened around midnight, and Gardaí remain at the scene

The N2 remains closed at the Drumcrew Roundabout outside Castleblayney and diversions are in place.

It's expected to remain closed for some time.

A post mortem is due to take place today on the body of a man in his 70s who died in a road crash in