A 21-year-old man has died following a collision in Co Meath.

He was a front seat passenger in a car that crashed into a wall at Garballagh, on the R150 between Duleek and Curtis' Cross around 7.30am yesterday morning.

Two of the three occupants had to be cut free by fire and rescue personnel.

It is understood the deceased, who passed away in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda yesterday evening, is a Brazilian national who had been living in Mullingar.

Anyone with information on the collision is asked to contact Duleek garda station or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800-666-111.