Teenager dies after car crashes into fence in Co Meath

17-year-old driver fatally injured in single-vehicle crash on Friday evening

Gardaí have asked any witnesses to the crash to contact them. Photograph: Frank Miller
Gardaí have asked any witnesses to the crash to contact them. Photograph: Frank Miller

A teenager has died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a fence in Co Meath on Friday evening.

The single-vehicle crash occurred at Port Lester, Ballivor, at about 7.15pm, according to gardaí.

The driver of the car, a male aged 17, was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no other passengers in the car at the time of the crash.

The road is closed to facilitate a technical examination by gardaí and diversions are in place. Witnesses are asked to contact Trim Garda station (046-9481540) the Garda confidential line (1800 666 111) or any Garda station.

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Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton

Dean Ruxton is an Audience Editor at The Irish Times. He also writes the Lost Leads archive series