A post mortem is due to be carried out on two men killed when their vehicle entered a river County Mayo.

The bodies of the men in their twenties were found yesterday afternoon in the Carrowniskey River.

At around 2.30am on Christmas morning, an SUV Jeep entered the water - there were three men inside.

One man, aged 19, managed to escape and raise the alarm.

Searches began yesterday morning for the two men, aged 26 and 27, and continued throughout the day.

Just before 5pm, two bodies were recovered from the water and were taken to University Hospital Castlebar.

The post mortem on the bodies will take place later today.