Two young people have been killed in an overnight crash in Co Limerick.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the collision that occurred on the N69 at Ballyengland, Co.Limerick.
The single vehicle collision occurred at approximately 7.25pm when the car collided with a wall.
Two passengers, a man in his 20s and a man in his late teens were fatally injured.
The driver and another passenger, both men aged in their late teens are receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
The bodies of the deceased have been removed to the mortuary at University Hospital Limerick, where a post-mortem will take place in due course.
The road remains closed this morning with local diversions in place. A technical examination will be carried out by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators.
Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this collision to contact them.
The tragedy brings to 31 the number of people who have been killed on Irish roads so far this year.
