Gardaí are investigating a fatal single vehicle road traffic collision that occurred in the Taur area of Newmarket, Cork, on 19/11/2019 at approximately 12.18am.
A car collided with a ditch. The driver, a man in his 70s, the sole occupant of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The body has been removed to the City Morgue at Cork University Hospital for a post mortem. The scene of the incident remains closed for a forensic examination.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have information, particularly any road users who may have travelled through the area between 12.10am and 12.30am, to contact them at Mallow Garda Station on 022 31450 or the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111.