Fatal accident in laois

Gardai are appealing for witnesses after a fatal collision in County Laois this morning.

A man in his 20's died after the car he was driving crashed into a wall. The single vehicle collision happened at around 3:50am when the driver struck a wall at Kilmullen in Portarlington. The 22-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and his body has been taken to the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.