Man (20) dies in Co Cork after car hits tree

A man (20) has died following a road crash in Co Cork.

A man (20) has died following a road crash in Co Cork.

The crash happened on the N22 about two kilometres west of Ballyvourney when the car the man was driving went out of control and struck a tree.

The crash happened sometime during the night but was not discovered until around noon today.

The man was alone in the car at the time, and his body has been removed to Cork University Hospital.

His death brings to 281 the number of people who have died on the State's roads since the beginning of the year.

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