Man (20s) killed after single-vehicle crash in Co Meath

A young man has been killed in a road crash in Co Meath.

The incident happened on the Trim to Navan Road at about 10pm on Sunday night, and was the second deadly crash in the county within a matter of hours.

The man, who was aged in his 20s and was the only person in the car, was initially treated at the scene before being brought to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, where he was later pronounced dead.

Gardaí said local diversions are in place on the R161 at Philpotstown near Navan, as they investigate the crash.

Anyone with information about the incident should contact Navan Garda Station on 046 9079930, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.

The man's death was the third on the roads in Co Meath on Sunday – just before 5pm two men in their 30s were killed in a collision involving three motorbikes near Oldcastle. Two other men were hurt in the crash, one of them seriously.

In all, five people died in road crashes over the course of the weekend, including a 14-year-old in Co Kilkenny and a man in Co Cork.