Gardaí are investigating a fatal collision on the outskirts of Drogheda, Co Louth, overnight.
A man (23) died when his car collided with a petrol tanker shortly after 7.30pm near the Boyne Valley Hotel.
The dead man, the sole occupant of the car, was living locally, and it is believed he was originally from Romania. He was taken to Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital but died from his injuries.
The man's death was one of three on the State's roads yesterday.
A young man died when his car hit a kerb and turned over in Co Donegal.The incident happened at Bruckless, on the road between Donegal town and Killybegs, shortly after 4pm.
Ciaran Herrity (28) was a student at tourism college in Killybegs and was believed to have been on his way home to Letterkenny.
Elsewhere, a woman (18) died in crash on the Cork-to-Dublin road last night. The crash happened at Brooklodge, Glanmire, at 6.35pm yesterday. The victim's car collided with two other vehicles.