Gardaí say a second man has died following a crash in Limerick on Tuesday evening.

The 23-year-old male driver of a car involved in the crash was pronounced dead at University Hospital Limerick on Thursday evening.

Another man (28) who was in the car died shortly after the collision.

The collision happened at around 7.30pm on the Hyde Road, and involved the car and a van.

The driver of the van - a man in his 40s - and a five-year-old girl who was a passenger both suffered minor injuries.

Anyone with information is being asked to contact Roxboro Road Garda Station 061-214-340 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.