A teenage boy has died after the car he was travelling in hit a tree in Tipperary.

It happened at Boston on the Ballingarry North to Cloughjordan road on Tuesday at around 3.45pm.

The 16-year-old was a rear seat passenger.

He was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was taken to University Hospital Limerick.

The two other people in the car - a 22-year-old man and 17-year-old girl - were taken to Tullamore Hospital and University Hospital Limerick.

The man is described as being in a serious condition.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to contact Nenagh garda station on 067-50-450.