The body of the unnamed man has been taken to a hospital for a postmortem examination.

There is no information of the occupants of the truck that as part of the accident.

Gardai confirmed the accident of the man who died in the car and truck horror crash in Clare?

Gardai had to close the road to perform a technical examination of the scene.

Their spokesperson said :‘Gardaí in Ennis are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward.

“Any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) from the R352 Ennis to Portumna road and surrounding roads between 1.15pm and 2pm today, are asked to make this available to investigating Gardaí.

“Anyone with information is asked to contact Ennis Garda Station on 065 684 8100, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.”