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

The car left the road and hit a ditch at about a quarter past four this morning at Dromsallagh in Cappamore.

One man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20's, was pronounced dead at the scene, while a second man of a similar age was removed to University Hospital Limerick.

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