A man has died in a single vehicle crash in Co Limerick.

The car left the road and hit a ditch at about 4.15am today at Dromsallagh, Cappamore.

One man who is believed to be in his late teens or early 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.

A second man of similar age was removed to University Hospital Limerick.

The road remains closed while a forensic examination of the scene is carried out.