A second man has died following an early morning crash in Co Louth.
The car they were travelling in hit a bridge and then a tree at Hunterstown on the Ardee to Collon Road at around 1:30 a.m.
One man was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second man died this morning at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
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They were both aged in their 20s and believed to be from Louth.
The N2 was closed this morning and traffic diversions put in place.
Gardai in Ardee are appealing for witnesses to the crash, or anyone who may have been on that road between 1am and 1:45am this morning, to contact them in Ardee on 041-6871130, the Garda confidential line at 1800-666-111 or any garda station.
