A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in County Limerick in the early hours of this morning.

The car left the road and hit a ditch at around 4.15am at Dromsallagh, Cappamore.

One man - believed to be in his late teens or early 20s - was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second man of similar age was removed to University Hospital Limerick.

The road remains closed while a forensic examination of the scene is carried out.