Man, 25, dies as car hits wall

A 25-YEAR-OLD man lost his life shortly before 8am yesterday near Ballyduff in north Kerry when the car in which he and a 20-year-old woman were travelling hit a wall.

The woman was seriously injured and is in critical condition in Kerry General Hospital.

It is the 19th death on Kerry roads this year, the highest number since records began. Last year, 12 people died on Kerry roads.