Teenager dies following single vehicle collision in Co Cork

A teenager has died following a single-vehicle collision in Newmarket, Co Cork, on Saturday night.

The Collision happened at Scarteen Lower after 11:20 p.m., when the vehicle left the road and struck a ditch.

The driver, a man in his late teens, was fatally injured.

A male passenger, aged in his teens, was uninjured.

The body of the male driver has been removed from the scene to the mortuary in Cork University Hospital where a port mortem examination will take place in due course.

A full forensic collision investigation will be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators (FCI). The road is currently closed and local diversions are in place.

Gardaí at Mallow Garda Station are appealing to anyone who was travelling in the area at the time of the collision to contact them.

Road users with camera footage (including dash-cam) from that section of road during the relevant period are also asked to make it available to investigating officers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Mallow Garda Station on 022 31 450, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111, or any Garda Station.