Teenager Killed in Single-Car Collision in County Cork
Gardai are seeking witnesses following a fatal incident that occurred at Scarteen Lower, Newmarket late Saturday night.
A teenager died in the single-car collision, which happened shortly after 11:20 pm when the vehicle left the road and collided with a ditch.
The male driver, aged in his late teens, was fatally injured. The body of the male driver has been removed from the scene to the mortuary in Cork University Hospital where a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The other passenger, also aged in his teens, was uninjured. The road remains closed, and local diversions are in place pending the completion of a full forensic collision investigation by Garda Forensic Collision Investigator.
Motorists are advised to use alternative routes.
Author's summary: A teenager died in a car crash in County Cork.