Teenage motorist dies after his car strikes a tree and flips onto roof

A TEENAGER was killed when the car he was driving struck a tree in Co Cork and flipped onto its roof.

Declan O’Mahony, 17, from Tower in Blarney, Co Cork, was pronounced dead at the scene after the accident on the N71 road between Clonakilty and Bandon at about 3.35am.

He was the sole occupant of the dark green Toyota Avensis and was driving east towards Bandon when the car struck a tree in the townland of Cashelmore, in an area known locally as the Black Sticks Cross.