Teenager killed in crash in Sligo

The road where the incident took place is currently closed to traffic pending an examination of the scene by garda Forensic Collision investigators

A young man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Co Sligo. 

Gardaí and emergency services responded to the collision, which happened on the N17 at Ballinacarrow shortly after 8.15pm on Thursday evening.

The young man, aged in his late teens, sustained serious injuries when the SUV he was driving veered off the road. He was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later. 

Gardaí say the local coroner has been notified, and an autopsy will take place in due course. 

A passenger in the vehicle, an adult male, was assessed at the scene by emergency services personnel but did not require immediate hospital treatment.

The road where the incident took place is currently closed to traffic pending an examination of the scene by garda Forensic Collision investigators. Local diversions have been out place. 

Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses, and anyone with camera footage from the area at the time has been requested to come forward. 

Anyone with information should contact Ballymote Garda Station at 071 918 9500, the Garda Confidential Line at 1800 666 111, or any Garda station.