Driver dies as car collides with tree in Mayo

A man in his early 30s has died after the car he was driving collided with a tree in Co Mayo this morning.

The accident happened at around 5am on the Castlebar Road in Ballinrobe. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.

Gardaí are withholding the dead man’s name until all next of kin are informed.

The scene has been preserved for technical examination and a post mortem is due to be carried out later today in an effort to determine the cause of the accident.