A teenager has died after the car he was driving collided with a roadside tree on the outskirts of Listowel in Co Kerry.
Around 2.40 pm on Sunday, a single-vehicle collision occurred in the Listowel neighbourhood of Ballinruddery. According to Garda, a car hit a tree by the road.
The 19-year-old male driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead on the scene.
His body was taken to University Hospital Kerry, where a post-mortem will be performed at a later time.
Additionally, the two car occupants were transported to University Hospital Kerry for treatment of their injuries, which are thought to be critical but not life-threatening.
The R555 road was closed in Ballinruddery as Garda Forensic Collision Investigators conduct a technical examination of the scene.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this crash to contact them. Anyone who was driving in the area and has camera footage, including dash cam footage, is asked to turn it over to the investigating garda.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Listowel Garda Station on 068 50820, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.