Woman dies after car hits ditch in Co Kerry

A 25-year-old woman has died in a car crash in Co Kerry.

A 25-year-old woman has died in a car crash in Co Kerry.

She was killed when her car crashed into a ditch at about 2.45am in Gortroe, Fossa, on the Killarney to Killorglin road.

The victim, who was driving alone, has been named by the Garda this evening as Paula O Shea from Beaufort, Killarney.

So far this year, 196 people have died on the State's roads, compared to 169 during the same period last year.